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ViennAlpin

At the upper end of a famous almost alpine ridge in Vienna. Sturdy shoes necessary. Steep.

by Gavriel     Austria > Wien > Wien

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N 48° 16.597' E 016° 20.502' (WGS84)

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 Size: small
Status: Archived
 Hidden on: 27 October 2006
 Listed since: 27 October 2006
 Last update: 14 April 2012
 Listing: https://opencaching.de/OC27FD
Also listed at: geocaching.com 

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Description   

Unknown to many people there is a real alpine ridge in the city of Vienna, called "Kahlenbergergrat". It is not very easy to find but easy to overlook. The cache is placed near the upper end of the of the ridge inside a fallen tree.

More info: Karl Lukan: Das Wienerwaldbuch – Kulturhistorische Wanderungen, Jugend & Volk, Wien, 1980
Geotop-Kartierung Wien 1999

The direct "way" is up from Waldbachgraben (no path) to the ridge. Climb up the ridge to the cache, further upwards you will reach the path leading to the "Hütte am Weg" (formerly known as Josefinenhütte). It is not really advisable to climb the ridge down as the stones are very loose.

Take the way into "Waldbachgraben" and leave the hiking path at N 48° 16.572', E 16° 20.596' (there is a bench at the corner of a fence) and try to find a way uphill. Be warned: It is not nice to go up there, it is quite slippery with all the leaves on the ground. Good shoes are necessary.

The easiest approach is from above, either coming from Kahlenberg or from "Hütte am Weg".

The cache is a small lock-lock-box without any pencil inside, so bring your own.

Please don't leave coins or TBs there as the place is fairly exposed.

Have fun!

Additional hint   Decrypt

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Kahlenbergergrat
Kahlenbergergrat
Waldbachgraben
Waldbachgraben
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Log entries for ViennAlpin    Found 24x Not found 0x Note 1x

  New coordinates:  N 48° 16.597' E 016° 20.502', moved by 21 meters

Found 27 March 2011 Boipl found the geocache

Gefunden im März dieses Jahres!

Found 13 April 2009 Moitz found the geocache

per Rad, letztes Stück gezwungen zu Fuss - nett steil ;-)

Found 05 October 2008 temu_dshin found the geocache

Im Team schnell gefunden.Ein Klasse cache,mehr davon

Found 05 August 2008 McKirni found the geocache

Mit vollen Bauch (ViaFerrata!) schnaufte ich den Hang hinauf und konnte vor lauter stöhnen, seufzen, japsen und hecheln kaum loggen.

in: Elchblut
out: FussballerBild

Found 08 June 2008 depp2web found the geocache

We liked the ridge very much, and don't be shy, you don't have to be a climber to get this cache
No trade
TFTC
Maehphi, Depp2web