Geocaching Adventure Trek
Using GPS navigation and problem-solving to find hidden caches in a local trail system, promoting active hiking and directional skills.
- Takes
- 1–2 hr
- Your setup
- 15 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 10 and up
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- $$
- Where
- Outdoors
How to do it
- 1Load the geocaching coordinates for 3-5 nearby caches onto the smartphone.
- 2Review basic map reading and compass direction with the family.
- 3Hike the designated route, using the GPS as the primary guide to the hidden locations.
- 4Upon finding a cache, follow the Geocaching Rule: take a trinket and leave a new one of equal or greater value.
- 5Log the find in the app and the physical logbook before moving to the next coordinate.
What they're practising
- Navigation Skills
- Outdoor Fitness
- Technology Application
- Environmental Awareness