The Old Coach Trail #9 - Rihanna View Traditional Cache

A traditional cache situated along the Ulster Way / Old Coach Road trail.  Parking is available at the start of the trail as per the listed waypoint N 54° 37.641 / W 005° 42.904 or N 54° 39.094 / W 005° 44.684 (take care when crossing the road).

Ulster Way / Old Coach Road Trail

One of a series of caches placed along The Ulster Way / Old Coach Road.  The Old Coach Road used to allow their Lordships to go by carriage from the grand setting of the Clandeboye Estate to the train station at Helen's Bay without having to come into too much contact with mere peasants.

Nowdays, the area forms part of the Ulster Way and these caches are placed along a section of the Ulster Way which runs from Estate Road to the Ballybarnes or Ballysallagh Road and the Old Coach Road Trail which runs from the Belfast Road to the Ballysallagh Road where it finishes at the bridge.  These sections tend to be especially quiet bar the odd dog walker or mountain biker.

All the caches are situated a short distance from the main track which, while generally in good repair, can get a little mucky in places after extended periods of rain.

Rihanna View Cache

The cache is a small watertight screw top container with room for a few swaps and travelbugs and should be an easy find.  At GZ, you will see the Barley Fields and 'that tree' where Rihanna filmed her music video, We Found Love In A Hopeless Place (see reference point).

Other Caches

There are numerous other caches you can do along this section while you're here:-

• GC4K60Z - The Old Coach Trail #1 - Three Step Tree
• GC408PP - The Old Coach Trail #2 - Chirp Cache
• GC4K62B - The Old Coach Trail #3 - Walk The Plank
• GC4K636 - The Old Coach Trail #4 - Tricky
• GC13QP6 - By Hook Or By Crook (by HairyToeMan)
• GC4K64J - The Old Coach Trail #5 - Old Cottage View
• GC4K65J - The Old Coach Trail #6 - Multi Trunked Tree
• GC4GEE4 - Get The Arm In (by DocCardy)
• GC13XQP - Trunk Call (by HairyToeMan)

After GC4GEE4 - Get The Arm In (by DocCardy), you can either carry on and cross the Ballysallagh Road and do the following caches or go back the way you came to the start of the trailhead then drive to the alternative parking area on the Belfast Road and access the trailhead from there (waypoint added).

• GC40BVB - On Yer Bike (by DocCardy)
• GC4M9KT - The Old Coach Trail #7 - The Lonely Bench
• GC4M9MV - The Old Coach Trail #8 - Countryside View
• GC4M9NM - The Old Coach Trail #9 - Rihanna View (this one)
• GC4M9PV - The Old Coach Trail #10 - The Bridge
• GC4M9QT - The Old Coach Trail #11 - Sit Then Stand
• GC4MTZK - The Old Coach Trail #12 - Curse of the Blue Cube
• GC4MTGF - The Old Coach Trail #13 - Challenge of the Century
• GC3WTAV - Clandeboye Avenue Night Cache (by DocCardy)