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Munich-Venice

N 48° 08.157 E 011° 34.233 UTM: 32U E 691240 N 5334606  Only some kilometers from your home coordinates In Bavaria, Germany

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Special equipment for ice or climbing is NOT required. Only for the 22th leg it is mandatory to have helmet, clipping equipment (NEW 2011: at Rifugio San Sebastiano at the Passo Duran respectively at Rifugio Pian de Fontana it's supposed to be possible to get the necessary material for rent now (prior reservation might be necessary !) - I had already propagated this commercial gap for years ) and experience for handling it with you, if you decide to go the Schiara fixed rope route (via ferrata; terrain: 5). The alternative (because this leg is not necessary for the cache) is to use the bus or to go the eastern path, which is "only" very exhausting. This eastern alternative is still NOT part of the official hiking literature, but a report (in German language) of Lothar Köster is for example available here: Link

Very helpful for non-German speaking hikers: Link

From my point of view "ONLY" the following is necessary:

• appropriate and already used shoes
• appropriate equipment for hiking more than one day within high mountains (you can ask me for advice)
• surefootedness
• stable character, to be able to handle such a mental challenge
• at least one time having hiked 2 consecutive days under realistic conditions (10-15 kg of luggage) 30 kilometers a day within flat country and having survived (there will be a training cache available in spring 2009)
• stable interpersonal relationships within the hiking team (you'll be together ABOUT 670 hours almost without interruptions), except you go on your own, which is also possible of course and always includes the possibility to join other groups doing the hike
• some experience doing hiking tours within high mountains might be recommended, but it is not essential, especially because adequate caution is highly recommended by all means
• a reserve of 2-4 days is advised (but it's also possible to do it without any breaks like we did it), if you want to do it at a stretch (to do it on separated tours is of course possible, too).
  The best strategy: Going, going, going, while weather and healthiness allowing it, because making a global project plan before starting is wasted time.
• membership within an alpine club (like DAV, OeAV, CAI, ...) is higly recommended for such a tour, because you'll save money, not talking about all the other advantages.

Start: Marienplatz, Munich There's nothing special to do at the starting point, except taking the usual fotos and starting the tour step by step ... your are starting FINALLY.
	Day 1, Goal: Wolfratshausen Within the courtyard (no entrance fee necessary) of the German museum ("Deutsches Museum") there's a model of the sun on a pillar. What is the diameter of this model, measured in centimeters ? (A = Number of centimeters)
Day 2, Goal: Bad Toelz At N 47° 50.285 E 011° 30.551 is a very lovely place for taking a break. Stage 15 of the info trail there, explains some historic backgrounds. When was a well conserved sword made out of bronze found there (number at the begin of the line with "Bronzeschwert" at the end) ? (B = Year of the find)	river Isar
	Day 3, Goal: Tutzinger Huette At the outside wall of Tutzinger Huette (near N 47° 39.441 E 011° 27.747) you can see a sign remembering on the release of capricorns. (C = Sum of alphabetical positions of the first 6 letters of the last word on the sign - 2)
Day 4, Goal: e.g. Oswaldhuette (or Vorderriss) After Jachenau at N 47° 34.839 E 011° 26.839 you see a sign above the left window at a wooden hut. Build the sum of the last two digits of the number within the first line. (D = Sum of the last two digits)
Kleiner Ahornboden	Day 5, Goal: Karwendelhaus At N 47° 25.062 E 011° 28.096 you'll find a pilar with a metal panel. When was the panel installed (number can be found within last line) ? (E = Year)
Day 6, Goal: e.g. Hallerangeralm (or Hallerangerhaus) How many characters has the occupation of the man, who died at N 47° 21.855 E 011° 26.206 ? Only the occupation, NOT including the title ! Can be found within the 4th line, the occupation is the first part of the word including the title "Meister" ! (F = Number of characters of the occupation (without title !))	Sundown at Halleranger
	Day 7, Goal: e.g. Wattens (or Hall) Today you have to be very watchful. While going up from the Halleranger, you find the point shown on the picture. Determine the coordinates of the position between the cross and the pile of stones. (G = Divide the decimal part of the northern minutes by 50 and round it)
Day 8, Goal: Lizumer Huette Again you must be very watchful: At which position after the village of Wattens do you find the shown fingerpost ? (H = Divide the decimal part of the northern minutes by 50 and round it) Hint: Do not simply follow the road, but use the REAL and original path (fernwege.de does not contain a saved track !).
Hoher (Tuxer) Riffler (3.231m), Gefrorene Wand (3.288m), Olperer (3.476m)	Day 9, Goal: Tuxer-Joch-Haus At N 47° 08.219 E 011° 38.100 you find a sign at a pole. What is the cross sum of the last line of the inscription of the rectangular, white sign ? (I = Cross sum) if I is odd: I = I + 5
Day 10, Goal: z.B. Olpererhuette (or Dominikushuette) At the "Friesenbergscharte" (highest point today, but NOT of the whole tour as mentioned within ALL guides) you find a sign with an inscription like "??? Zillertaler Alpen". How many characters do the words have standing BEFORE "Zillertaler Alpen" ? (K = Number of characters)	on the "Berliner Hoehenweg" with outlook about Schlegeisspeicher (water reservoir) and Hochfeiler (mountain and cache) in the background ( Link)
	Day 11, Goal: Stein At the frontier between Austria and Italy you must have a closer look to the boundary stone. Note the number which is on the stone. (L = Number)
Day 12, Goal: Pfunders Today there's something to seek on the ground at N 46° 56 + [N.NNN] E 11° 40.[EEE] with [N.NNN] = A + 2 * C + D + 2 * F + H + (E - B) * L + (L + 1) / 2 [EEE] = C + D + G + I + K When having found the necessary stage, read and consider the description inside and note the mandatory hints for later.
	Day 13, Goal: Kreuzwiesenhuette At the fingerpost at N 46° 48.004 E 011° 44.626 you look at the sign showing your direction. First line: Number of characters before [MALGA]: x Second line: Number of words before [ALPE]: y (M = xy)
Day 14, Goal: Schlueterhuette Today you find a crucifix at N 46° 44.683 E 011° 49.990. Above there's an inscription, consisting of how many words ? (N = Number of words)	Peitlerkofel
Shakedown bed ?	Day 15, Goal: e.g. Puezhuette (or Groedner Joch) The picture is the OLD Puezhuette (near to the new one). Not shown on the picture is an inscription consisting of 3 lines of text, right of the extracted section. Sum up the positions within the alphabet of the last 2 characters of the 3rd line of text. (O = Sum of the positions)
Day 16, Goal: Boehuette Above the main entrance of the Boehuette there's an inscription. How many characters does the first word have ? (P = Number of characters)	Diabolic path: Highway to Hell ?
Pordoi	Day 17, Goal: Fedaiasee At the wall of the Pordoihuette you see a painted picture with some rocks and animals. How many horns do you count ? (Q = Number of horns)
Day 18, Goal: e.g. Alleghe (or Masare) Today you loose a lot of altitude using ski slopes. At the position N 46° 26.346 E 011° 54.467 you stand directly below the wires of a transport system for skiing. Which kind of system is it ? T-bar lift (R = 3) Chair lift (R = 6) Cablecar (R = 9)	View over Alleghesee to the north
	Day 19, Goal: Tissihuette The shown cross on the summit is only 5 minutes away from the Tissihuette. You should go up the short path to the cross, because on one hand you have a really exciting outlook (good weather assumed) and on the other hand you are interested, when the panel had been assembled to the cross. (S = Year of the panel)
Day 20, Goal: e.g. Passo Duran (or Carestiatohuette) At the hut Rif. Vazzoler you take a short break. At the area before the main entrance there are a lot of tiles made out of stone attached to the wall, remembering some persons. Seek Mario X, Domenico Y and Corrado Z. Sum up the length of their surnames X, Y, Z (T = Sum of the lengths of the names)
	Day 21, Goal: Rif. Pian de Fontana Above the front door there's a sign, where the same letter can be seen within two lines directly one upon the other. (U = Alphabetical position of the letter)
Day 22, Goal: Rif. 7° Alpini Today you concentrate on the technically most difficult leg. Have fun, fantastic weather and good luck for the fixed climbing route over the Schiara.	Forcella del Marmol
Piazza in Belluno	Day 23, : Belluno After the (hopefully) great experience of the day before and the chilling out walk out of the Alps there's no mission to do for the cache. Just relax and enjoy the changing landscape regarding Mediterranean flora and fauna.
Day 24, Goal: Revine You pass the sign marking the limits of the village Tassei. What is forbidden there ? Nothing (V = 2) Overtaking (V = 4) Hooting (V = 6)
Day 24 (alternative route), Goal: Col Visentin Above the door of the chapel at the summit at N 46° 03.369' E 12° 16.948' you'll find a year written in Roman numerals. (V = Cross sum of the year using Arabian figures)
Mulinetto della Croda	Day 25, Goal: Priula The time without proper and reliable maps and signs is starting, somethimes even contradicting themselves. Have a look at the fingerpost of Munich-Venice (Muenchen-Venedig) at N 45° 58.195 E 012° 12.857: Which number is THERE inscribed for the current route ? (W = Number of the route)
Day 26, Goal: e.g. San Bartolomeo (or Bocca Callalta) Within the street Via Argine you find a lost place at N 45° 44.200 E 012° 23.477. Not in best conditions, but the street number is still readable from the street. (X = Street number)	San Bartolomeo
	Day 27, Goal: Jesolo Before reaching the city of Jesolo, you pass a ruin from former times at N 45° 32.668 E 012° 35.962. Have a closer look at the presentation board and the small building itself. At the front, right of the entrance you find 2 characters, 1 little man and how many stylized animals (don't count the missing one) ? (Y = Number of animals)
Day 28, Goal: Venice You arrive at the goal. Almost. The compulsive "photo finish" at the St. Mark's Square is still missing ...
	St. Mark's Square, Venice: ... there's still one remaining last question: On the roof of the shown building, with the clock using Roman figures for hours and Arabian figures for the minutes, there are how many "persons" hammering the bells ? (Z = Number of persons)
The finale: Go to: N 45° 26.[NNN] + Offset: 11 E 12° 19.[EEE] + Offset: 28 with [NNN] = (S - W - M) / 2 + O + Z + X [EEE] = N * P + 2 * Q * T + R * X + U * V * Y - X + P You stand opportunely there and you know, what to do now ...

Additional Waypoints

		Prefix	Lookup	Name	Coordinate
		01	MV01	MV Stage 01 (Question to Answer)	N 48° 07.810 E 01° 35.009	[Map]
Note:		Stage 01
		02	MV02	MV Stage 02 (Question to Answer)	N 47° 50.285 E 011° 30.551	[Map]
Note:		Stage 02
		03	MV03	MV Stage 03 (Question to Answer)	N 47° 39.441 E 011° 27.747	[Map]
Note:		Stage 03
		04	MV04	MV Stage 04 (Question to Answer)	N 47° 34.839 E 011° 26.839	[Map]
Note:		Stage 04
		05	MV05	MV Stage 05 (Question to Answer)	N 47° 25.062 E 011° 28.096	[Map]
Note:		Stage 05
		06	MV06	MV Stage 06 (Question to Answer)	N 47° 21.855 E 011° 26.206	[Map]
Note:		Stage 06
		09	MV09	MV Stage 09 (Question to Answer)	N 47° 08.219 E 011° 38.100	[Map]
Note:		Stage 09
		10	MV10	MV Stage 10 (Question to Answer)	N 47° 04.444 E 011° 41.551	[Map]
Note:		Stage 10
		11	MV11	MV Stage 11 (Question to Answer)	N 46° 59.684 E 011° 39.620	[Map]
Note:		Stage 11
		13	MV13	MV Stage 13 (Question to Answer)	N 46° 48.004 E 011° 44.626	[Map]
Note:		Stage 13
		14	MV14	MV Stage 14 (Question to Answer)	N 46° 44.683 E 011° 49.990	[Map]
Note:		Stage 14
		15	MV15	MV Stage 15 (Question to Answer)	N 46° 35.372 E 011° 49.782	[Map]
Note:		Stage 15
		16	MV16	MV Stage 16 (Question to Answer)	N 46° 30.880 E 011° 49.433	[Map]
Note:		Stage 16
		17	MV17	MV Stage 17 (Question to Answer)	N 46° 30.108 E 011° 48.743	[Map]
Note:		Stage 17
		18	MV18	MV Stage 18 (Question to Answer)	N 46° 26.346 E 011° 54.467	[Map]
Note:		Stage 18
		19	MV19	MV Stage 19 (Question to Answer)	N 46° 23.285 E 012° 01.984	[Map]
Note:		Stage 19
		20	MV20	MV Stage 20 (Question to Answer)	N 46° 21.244 E 012° 01.876	[Map]
Note:		Stage 20
		21	MV21	MV Stage 21 (Question to Answer)	N 46° 15.714 E 012° 10.573	[Map]
Note:		Stage 21
		24	MV24	MV Stage 24 (Question to Answer)	N 46° 04.019 E 012° 14.693	[Map]
Note:		Stage 24
		25	MV25	MV Stage 25 (Question to Answer)	N 45° 58.195 E 012° 12.857	[Map]
Note:		Stage 25
		26	MV26	MV Stage 26 (Question to Answer)	N 45° 44.200 E 012° 23.477	[Map]
Note:		Stage 26
		27	MV27	MV Stage 27 (Question to Answer)	N 45° 32.668 E 012° 35.962	[Map]
Note:		Stage 27
		28	MV28	MV Stage 28 (Question to Answer)	N 45° 26.026 E 012° 20.395	[Map]
Note:		Stage 28

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