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Gates Mills III : The Little Church in the Vale LbNA #23302

Owner:Blaze
Plant date:Jun 27, 2006
Location: 610 Chagrin River Road
City:Gates Mills, OH 44040
County:Cuyahoga
State:Ohio
Boxes:1
Found by: The Tanner Turtle
Last found:May 25, 2013
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Nov 4, 2017
Hiking time: about 1/2 hour
Necessities: Boots if it rained recently, insect repellent
Possible hazards: Mosquitoes, poison ivy, flooding.

DIRECTIONS:
Take I-271 to the Mayfield East exit. Heading east on Mayfield Road (traffic light heaven!), you will go through three more traffic lights after the 322/91 intersection. The fourth light is at the bottom of the hill, at Chagrin River Road: Turn left here. You are now on the north side of the village of Gates Mills, and after heading north for about a mile, you will come to a 3-way stop sign. Immediately after you stop, you will see a church on your left, at 610 River Road. Turn left into the drive and park towards the back of the parking lot.

At the right of the Used Clothing Drop-off shed, step over the large log. Taking the left fork, begin hiking in a westerly direction.
After a few minutes you will step over a skinny fallen tree. Begin veering to the right and downward at this point, until you see a skinnier trail right alongside the Chagrin River.
Now walk upstream along this trail. You will need to climb over a large fallen tree. Keep walking; you will soon come to a tree of approximately 10" in diameter which has fallen across the trail. After stepping over this tree, turn towards your left and walk about 24 single paces until you reach a standing forked tree to your left. Look in the hollow formed below the "V" for the letterbox, hidden behind a large piece of bark.

After stamping in, please replace the logbook in the ziplock bag, zipping it tight, and please replace the letterbox lid all the way.

Thanks! Hope you enjoyed this quest. :~)

~Blaze




Hike length: 1 mile