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Geocaching
What’s that? It’s a satellite treasure hunt where you follow a global positioning system (GPS) to find hidden boxes of goodies at special places all over the world. Sounds geeky doesn’t it? Well maybe it is, but its also great fun!
Shropshire is the first County in Britain where you can borrow a GPS for a day and follow a trail of caches through bits of its best countryside.
In fact there are three trails, and they are brilliant fun for families and great for adventurous adults.
Some other caches have a book to sign or a camera to take your picture to prove you have found the cache. In Shropshire there are many caches, three listed below are from the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre and after this if you've been bitten by the bug doing one of our trails why not get involved in the real thing - you can buy a GPS from around £80, visit the GEOcaching website www.geocaching.com to find out more.
| Secret Stones Time Trail in the Onny Meadows |
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Route Description: This is an introduction that combines the brand new trail out in the Onny Meadows, where you can find out some of the stories of Shropshire's fantastic rocks.
Points of Interest: Five big pieces of different Shropshire rocks have been placed out in the Meadows, find each piece, work out from the description which one it is and discover a fascinating fact. 2 hours.
View Leaflet: Click here >>
Leaflet available from: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Telephone: 01694 781306
Email: secrethills@shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk
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| Distance: Less than an hour/3 miles |
Difficulty: Easy |
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| Secrets in the Hills - World War 2 Time Trail |
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Route Description: Find each cache for a fascinating story of the area’s World War II past. 4 short walks (4-5 miles in total). For a small fee you can hire a GPS and pick up a trail from the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre (make hotspot) (01588) 676000
Points of Interest: Use your skills of detection and code cracking to complete a secret mission to find 4 hidden caches hidden on the Long Mynd.
View Leaflet: Click here >>
Leaflet available from: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Telephone: 01694 781306
Email: secrethills@shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk
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| Distance: Up to 3 hours/6 miles |
Difficulty: Steep or long/moderate climbs/decents |
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| Tusker's Iron Age Hoard Hunt |
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Route Description: Use a ‘treasure tracker’ and satellite technology to help Tusker the little mammoth find 3 secretly stashed hoards of hidden goodies. Points of Interest: Discover the mysteries of Iron Age Shropshire.
View Leaflet: Click here >>
Leaflet available from: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Telephone: 01694 781306
Email: secrethills@shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk
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| Distance: More than 3 hours/Less than 12 miles |
Difficulty: Steep or long/moderate climbs/decents |
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There are many other caches all over Shropshire and many more all over the world. Go to www.geocaching.com and join the worldwide treasure hunt!
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