Holne Hike – Dartmoor Geocaching

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Clockwise route starting at the car park shown to the east of Venford Reservoir

Name: Holne Hike
No. of Caches: 39 on main blue route, plus 11 on red link route (includes 4 caches on route by same CO).
Length: 7 miles on main blue route, the red link route is under 2 miles.
Owner: Dartmoor Dave
Cache Types: A wide variety of good quality caches most of which are large enough to hold swag and trackables and are reasonably easy to find with hints where appropriate. There are also several novelty type caches.
Bonus Caches: 3 bonus cache within the series. Only 12 bonus numbers need to be collected, all of which are repeated in a second cache.
Terrain: There are very good paths on much of the route, but not between HH08 and Sharrah Pool or between HH26 and HH29. These both have difficult paths and steep descents, rated as terrain 4. The terrain is varied with woods, streams, open moorland and many splendid views.
Parking: Large car park east of Venford Reservoir at the starting point of the blue route.
Description: Originally this was 3 separate series which criss-crossed and were confusing. Now consolidated into a single series with 11 linking caches to provide different route options. This series is described as a family friendly series “who like a bit of excitement!” Although the vast majority of the paths are easy enough, the stretches between HH09 and Sharrah Pool and between HH27 and HH28 are rated as Terrain 4. There are some very steep sections with a sharp drop adjacent and these are NOT suitable for young children and it is recommended that ALL children are supervised. However, the linking route does allow alternatives should these prove too difficult. Allow ALL DAY to complete the main Holne Hike blue route.

Name	GC Code	Placed	Type	Size	Diff	Terr	PMO	FPW	Owner
HH01 - Holne Hike - Gorse	GC7TT6V	17/07/18	Traditional	Other	2	2	N	2.06	Dartmoor Dave
HH02 - Holne Hike	GC705J7	01/02/17	Traditional	Small	2	2	N	0.6	Dartmoor Dave
HH03 - Holne Hike - Sonic	GC7TT92	17/07/18	Traditional	Other	2	2.5	N	5.84	Dartmoor Dave
HH04 - Holne Hike - Oak	GC7TT9M	17/07/18	Traditional	Regular	2	2	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HH05 - Holne Hike - Three Oaks	GC705GQ	01/02/17	Traditional	Regular	2.5	3	N	1.82	Dartmoor Dave
HH06 - Holne Hike - Below Path	GC705GJ	01/02/17	Traditional	Small	2	2.5	N	0.35	Dartmoor Dave
HH07 - Holne Hike - Mushroom	GC705GE	04/02/17	Traditional	Other	2	2.5	N	2.14	Dartmoor Dave
HH08 Holne Hike - Dead Tree	GC7TTA9	17/07/18	Traditional	Other	2	2.5	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HH09 - Holne Hike - Start Descent	GC7TTAK	11/06/18	Traditional	Small	2	3	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
Sharrah Pool	GC6MMPG	01/07/17	Traditional	Small	2.5	3	N	18.76	Dartmoor Dave
HH10 - Holne Hike - Oak	GC70FNH	01/07/17	Traditional	Other	2.5	3	N	4.68	Dartmoor Dave
HH11 - Holne Hike - Rock	GC7TWMD	19/07/18	Traditional	Small	2	2.5	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HH12 - Holne Hike - Mossy Hole	GC70FND	01/07/17	Traditional	Regular	2	3	N	1.22	Dartmoor Dave
HH13 - Holne Hike - Waterfall	GC70FNC	26/06/17	Traditional	Small	2	3	N	7.54	Dartmoor Dave
HH14 - Holne Hike - In Plain View	GC70FN9	26/06/17	Traditional	Other	2	2.5	N	0.59	Dartmoor Dave
HH15 - Holne Hike - Sawn Trunks	GC70FN5	26/06/17	Traditional	Small	2	2.5	N	2.57	Dartmoor Dave
HH16 - Holne Hike - Another Tree	GC70FN4	26/06/17	Traditional	Regular	2	2.5	N	0.18	Dartmoor Dave
HH17 - Holne Hike - Rock Face	GC7TWNW	19/07/18	Traditional	Small	2	2.5	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HH18 - Holne Hike - Rotten Tree	GC7TWPD	19/07/18	Traditional	Micro	2	2.5	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HH19 - Holne Hike - Post	GC70FMX	01/07/17	Traditional	Small	2.5	2	N	1.15	Dartmoor Dave
HH20 - Holne Hike - Little Cross	GC7TZ9Y	19/07/18	Multi-cache	Small	2	2	N	1.79	Dartmoor Dave
A Fine Pair # 900 ~ Holne (Replaced)	GC7TZP0	22/07/18	Multi-cache	Small	2	2	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HH21 - Holne Hike - Signposts	GC7TZHV	21/07/18	Multi-cache	Micro	2	1.5	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HH22 - Holne Hike - Footpath	GC7TZVJ	19/07/18	Traditional	Small	2	2	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HH23 - Holne Hike - Owl	GC7TZW2	21/07/18	Traditional	Other	2	2	N	1.19	Dartmoor Dave
HH24 - Holne Hike - Tree	GC70FGA	13/02/17	Traditional	Micro	2.5	2.5	N	0.29	Dartmoor Dave
HH25 - Holne Hike - Tree Trunk	GC70FG8	07/07/17	Traditional	Other	2.5	2.5	N	4.44	Dartmoor Dave
HH26 - Holne Hike - Gate	GC70FG7	07/07/17	Traditional	Other	3	2.5	N	4.83	Dartmoor Dave
HH27 - Holne Hike - Leat	GC7TH3R	21/07/18	Traditional	Other	1	3.5	N	2.24	Dartmoor Dave
HH28 - Holne Hike - Waterfall	GC72Q6E	09/03/17	Traditional	Small	2.5	3	N	12.65	Dartmoor Dave
HH29 - Holne Hike - Tree	GC72Q69	06/04/17	Traditional	Small	2	3.5	N	10.32	Dartmoor Dave
HH30 - Holne Hike - Gully	GC7V2GE	21/07/18	Traditional	Micro	2	2.5	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HH31 - Holne Hike - Rocks	GC7V2K1	19/07/18	Traditional	Small	1.5	2.5	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HH32 - Holne Hike - Rock	GC72Q5Q	06/04/17	Traditional	Regular	1.5	2.5	N	0.14	Dartmoor Dave
HH33 - Holne Hike - Spoil	GC7V2M3	21/07/18	Traditional	Small	2	2.5	N	1.62	Dartmoor Dave
HH34 - Holne Hike - Near Stile	GC72Q5H	06/04/17	Traditional	Other	2	2	N	4.97	Dartmoor Dave
HHBA - Holne Hike - Bonus A	GC7TWN6	19/07/18	Mystery	Regular	2.5	2.5	N	3.01	Dartmoor Dave
HHBB - Holne Hike - Bonus B	GC7V0DY	21/07/18	Mystery	Regular	2	2	N	3.62	Dartmoor Dave
HHBC - Holne Hike - Bonus C	GC705KB	04/02/17	Mystery	Regular	3	2	N	34.81	Dartmoor Dave
HHL01 - Holne Hike Link	GC70402	04/02/17	Traditional	Small	2	2.5	N	0.33	Dartmoor Dave
HHL02 - Holne Hike Link	GC703V8	04/02/17	Traditional	Other	2	2.5	N	8.86	Dartmoor Dave
HHL03 - Holne Hike Link	GC7V510	25/07/18	Traditional	Micro	2	2.5	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HHL04 - Holne Hike Link	GC703TH	04/02/17	Traditional	Regular	2	2	N	0.32	Dartmoor Dave
HHL05 - Holne Hike Link	GC7V519	25/07/18	Traditional	Small	2	2.5	N	0.94	Dartmoor Dave
HHL06 - Holne Hike Link	GC7V51G	25/07/18	Traditional	Small	2.5	2.5	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
HHL07 - Holne Hike Link	GC70FB2	12/02/17	Traditional	Other	2	2.5	N	4.79	Dartmoor Dave
HHL08 - Holne Hike Link	GC72Q6T	10/04/17	Traditional	Other	1.5	2	N	0.75	Dartmoor Dave
HHL09 - Holne Hike Link	GC72Q6Q	06/04/17	Traditional	Other	2	2	N	3.18	Dartmoor Dave
Little Bridges # 1515 Holne Moor Leat 1	GC7V51Y	25/07/18	Traditional	Small	2	2	N	0	Dartmoor Dave
Little Bridges # 1516 Holne Moor Leat 2	GC7V52W	25/07/18	Traditional	Small	2	2	N	0	Dartmoor Dave

FPW - I’ve used the Wilson Score Interval method to rate caches by favourite points. This is far better than a simple count or average as it takes into account the total number of finds. It does not include logs from basic members.