End of the Line Treat! LbNA #46859
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Add Location| Owner: | Captain Kirk  |
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| Plant date: | Apr 26, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Ellenburo |
| County: | Ritchie |
| State: | West Virginia |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Not yet found! |
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| Last found: | N/A |
| Status: | aa |
| Last edited: | Nov 18, 2015 |
Placed by: Captain Kirk (Contact the Placer)
Placement date: April 26, 2009
State: West Virginia
County: Ritchie
Nearest city: Ellenburo
Number of boxes: 1
Clues
Difficulty: Easy, but long hike
Location: A 1 mile hike from parking.
Elevation: Flat, but not completely smooth. One high overpass.
Materials: Bring your own stamp pad, log book, stamp.
Challenge: Walking the rail trail to find LB
This box is hidden in a remote area near the village of Ellenburo, WV.
There are multiple starting points from along the Great Bend Trail bikepath, anywhere from Parkersburg to Clarksburg. However, your goal is at the 33 mile marker on the path, so do the following:
To reach the point, park in downtown Cairo and take the rail trail East from marker 26 (at the iron bridge). See Walking the Dog in Cairo for directions to the departure point. Three miles on, you will pass through the first of three tunnels on the trail.
Alternative Directions: You could start at the McDonalds or Dairy Queen restaurant along Route 50 at Ellenburo, and start walking eastward across the pedestrian overpass about 1/2 mile until you reach the 33 mile marker.
This very near the US Route 50 overpass. From the #33 mile marker stake on the bikepath, begin pacing west 24 steps along the trail bed. Turn right, 90 degrees and find a set of 3 or 4 concrete steps along the trail that lead up to nothing. This must be a ruin left over from a switchhouse when the rail line was working.
What you seek is under the concrete steps. Look for a bright yellow jar lid on a camo wrapped jar. As we had always considered the Dairy Queen to the ultimate goal, this stamp celebrates that!
Please bring a stamp pad, towel for the jar, pen and your own stamp pad. The stamp is a manufactured foam stamp, not hand-carved. Please reseal all baggies and replace all materials into the hold, being careful not to let the jar be exposed nor roll down the slight slope.
Placement date: April 26, 2009
State: West Virginia
County: Ritchie
Nearest city: Ellenburo
Number of boxes: 1
Clues
Difficulty: Easy, but long hike
Location: A 1 mile hike from parking.
Elevation: Flat, but not completely smooth. One high overpass.
Materials: Bring your own stamp pad, log book, stamp.
Challenge: Walking the rail trail to find LB
This box is hidden in a remote area near the village of Ellenburo, WV.
There are multiple starting points from along the Great Bend Trail bikepath, anywhere from Parkersburg to Clarksburg. However, your goal is at the 33 mile marker on the path, so do the following:
To reach the point, park in downtown Cairo and take the rail trail East from marker 26 (at the iron bridge). See Walking the Dog in Cairo for directions to the departure point. Three miles on, you will pass through the first of three tunnels on the trail.
Alternative Directions: You could start at the McDonalds or Dairy Queen restaurant along Route 50 at Ellenburo, and start walking eastward across the pedestrian overpass about 1/2 mile until you reach the 33 mile marker.
This very near the US Route 50 overpass. From the #33 mile marker stake on the bikepath, begin pacing west 24 steps along the trail bed. Turn right, 90 degrees and find a set of 3 or 4 concrete steps along the trail that lead up to nothing. This must be a ruin left over from a switchhouse when the rail line was working.
What you seek is under the concrete steps. Look for a bright yellow jar lid on a camo wrapped jar. As we had always considered the Dairy Queen to the ultimate goal, this stamp celebrates that!
Please bring a stamp pad, towel for the jar, pen and your own stamp pad. The stamp is a manufactured foam stamp, not hand-carved. Please reseal all baggies and replace all materials into the hold, being careful not to let the jar be exposed nor roll down the slight slope.