Caches with a decent walk.

[Anirax]

This is my first post on the forum, I have been caching for a while now and love it, however it would be really nice if the listings had a section on them to tell you how many miles they are, me and my hubby like to make a good walk out of it and some caches are too short, now if the had a section you could tick for say 1-2 miles 3-4 miles etc we could eliminate some immediately and go for the longer option, what do you think?

[+eigengott]

Caches rated with the ClayJar system already have this, the length of the hike is a major factor there. If you want a long walk, search for caches with a terrain rating of at least 3 and read the description.

 

You can also search for the "significant hike" attribute:

[+briansnat]

As Eigengott mentioned, terrain and the significant hike attribute can help you select longer hikes.

 

Also, you can string together a few caches that involve shorter hikes into one long walk.

[Anirax]

Caches rated with the ClayJar system already have this, the length of the hike is a major factor there. If you want a long walk, search for caches with a terrain rating of at least 3 and read the description.

 

You can also search for the "significant hike" attribute:

 

Thank you both, must admit to never having heard of the clayjar thing so thats new, I know what you mean about the "significant hike" icon it would be good however if that was on the main listing page so you could see it immediately along with the distance from home etc.

 

As to the other comment about stringing them together we do do that, we have a gps/pda and have all the maps for the uk down to footpath level so can generally make a good hike out of it, its just nice to not have to plan them out all the time not knowing if its a nice walk, cachers have given us some lovely walks over the last couple of years of which we are grateful but there are so many exceptionally short ones to sift through first, still never mind, a very small issue on an otherwise fab site.x

[+Isonzo Karst]

I no longer look at caches and try to figure out if they might provide a nice walk/hike. I look at places to hike (as I did before I started caching) then look to see if there are any caches there. Plan the hike, find caches if there are any.

[+Robespierre]

or you can just walk all the way around Wal Mart, a side trip through sporting goods, once around the lot.....

[+Bunganator]

or you can just walk all the way around Wal Mart, a side trip through sporting goods, once around the lot.....

 

...to grab the LPM.

[+StarBrand]

Geocaching is what you make of it. Who says you can't park 1 mile away from the cache that is 50 foot from the nearest parking??

 

If I want a longer walk - it is easy enough to park further away. I have enjoyed many a walk to a cache with this technique.

[Anirax]

or you can just walk all the way around Wal Mart, a side trip through sporting goods, once around the lot.....

That would be a significant hike across a very big pond!!!!, or I could slum it I suppose and go to Asda and combine that with a hike around a chavvy sports store too, nah, those places were made to keep the countryside for us

[markandlynn]

Hi wlecom to UK caching.

Have a look at our profile page for some basic guidelines on how to filter for the longer walks.

 

We also find google earth geocaching maps very helpfull.

 

Some other usefull links here as well as the obvious one in our signature line down below this post

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[+meralgia]

I always check out the satellite view so I can see where to park. If I work out the route well, I can triangulate it so I come back out at the car.

[+gvsu4msu]

Two caches in this area come to mind:

 

Prowlin4snakeeyes II GC17WK5

 

and

 

Upper Macatawa Conservation Area GCWBV1

 

The first cache is mine and subtitled "Boot Camp Edition" and the second has stages quite a was apart. I have been told Stage 1 and 2 are almost 1 mile apart. Will attempt this spring/summer. Not now as we have over 2 feet of snow on the ground.

[GPS-Hermit]

I seldom do park and grab cache and almost always want a good hike - minimum 1 mile in.

Iwould love to weed them out in a more timely manner.

Edited February 15, 2008 by GPS-Hermit

[+Juicepig]

cache by bike, try and get them ALL. problem solved

 

(yes.. all..)