Uppony hill Traditional Cache
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The cache is a normal size box wich is located at the Uppony hill, near the top of Kalica roof, hidden in a wood.
The Uppony Hill
A range of hills rises like an island from the rolling landscape of the northern Bükk: the Uppony Range, whose 400-500 m peaks form the heart of the Lázbérc Protection Area. Tucked away behind them hide the Lázbérc Reservoir and the half kilometre long Uppony Gorge, the latter being the most valuable sight geologically. The valley is a trasure trove of karst formations like steep rocky faces, vaults and rocky cascades.
The Lázbérc Lake
Reservoir Lázbérci providing home for the fishing paradise of the area is prominently beautiful and is grandiose regarding its dimensions – it stores water of 6 millions km3, the average depth of water is 7.5 metres, whereas its greatest possible sounding is 16.5 metres of the space in front of the barrier.
The lake is situated in the Lázbérci Tájvédelmi Körzet (the Landscape Protection Area of Lázbérc). The measure of this area is 3670 acres, out of which 683 acres are highly protected. This contains the reservoir and its surrounding bank of 120 metres.
The reservoir was set up between 1967 and 1969. In 1970 it was handed over in order to provide the drinking water supply. The primary reason for setting up the landscape protection area was to protect the quality of the water of the reservoir. The lake, the brooks and the surrounding forest provide a fortunate habitat for many strictly protected and simply beautiful plants and animals. It is a preferred place for fishing, however, other sports such as swimming or boating are banned due to conservationist rules. It is worth wandering around in Salamader Trail since one part of it has been developed along the lake; the other part leads in the forest.
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