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Solve 11 clues and find a valuable treasure

On The Trail Of The Golden Owl

‘Sur la trace de la Chouette d’Or’ (On the trail of the Golden Owl) is a French treasure hunt book, created in 1993 by author Max Valentin and artist Michel Becker. The book provides clues to the location of a buried statuette of an owl. The location of the treasure still remains a mystery 30 years after this book was released.

This site presents the clues and evidence to help owl hunters solve this puzzle.

Can you solve this armchair treasure hunt?

*NEW* Michel Becker gives a clue to the 560 line. HERE.

*NEW* An additional clue to celebrate the 30th anniversary! HERE.

Check out the 11 clues and commonly accepted solutions HERE.

 

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  • About the Golden Owl
    • The 11 clues on one page
    • An official new organiser for the Golden Owl Hunt
    • Michel Becker’s hints, tips and controversies
    • The Secret Notebooks (4th edition 2019)
    • The legal status of the Golden Owl prize
    • The sticking points – Why is this mystery still unsolved?
    • The authors
    • The prize
  • Clue 1 - B enigma
    • B – Generally accepted solution
    • B – Madits and links
    • B enigma text
  • Clue 2 - 530 enigma
    • 530 – Generally accepted solution
    • 530 – Madits and links
    • 530 enigma text
  • Clue 3 - 780 enigma
    • 780 – Generally accepted solution
    • 780 – Madits and links
    • 780 enigma text
  • Clue 4 - 470 enigma
    • 470 – Generally accepted solution
    • 470 – Madits and links
    • 470 enigma text
  • Clue 5 - 580 enigma
    • 580 – Generally accepted solution
    • 580 enigma text
    • 580 – Madits and links
  • Clue 6 - 600 enigma
    • 600 – Generally accepted solution
    • 600 – Madits and links
    • 600 enigma text
  • Clue 7 - 500 enigma
    • 500 – Generally accepted solution
    • 500 – Madits and links
    • 500 enigma text
  • Clue 8 - 420 enigma
    • 420 – Generally accepted solution
    • 420 – Madits and links
    • 420 enigma text
  • Clue 9 - 560 enigma
    • 560 – Generally accepted solution
    • 560 – Madits and links
    • 560 enigma text
  • Clue 10 - 650 enigma
    • 650 – Generally accepted solution
    • 650 – Madits and links
    • 650 enigma text
  • Clue 11 - 520 enigma
    • 520 – Generally accepted solution
    • 520 – Madits and links
    • 520 enigma text
  • Super solution
    • The final stage – The super solution
    • What we know about the owl’s location
  • Additional clues
    • An additional clue from Michel Becker for the 30th anniversary
    • An additional clue regarding the line to draw in the 560 clue
    • Madits and the Minitel service
    • The magazine and media clues
    • The Tour de France clues
  • Treasure hunt tools
    • A treasure hunter’s checklist: Facts to point you to the correct solution
    • Golden Owl Forums
    • The questions to ask if you think you have the solution
    • Links to useful sites
    • The maps
  • Theories and concepts
    • The spiral with four centres
    • Towns and cities
    • The Sentinels
    • The Light
    • Dabo
    • The game measure
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