Any Hints On Geocaching With A Map?

[groovy chick]

if any-one out there has any hints on how to find caches with a map they would be greatfully recived! Edited April 17, 2004 by groovy chick

[WH]

Lost Outdoors is a good place to start

[groovy chick]

ok thanks i'll give it a try! this is my first forum topic so it is good to know that it does help with your queries! thanks!

[+blindleader]

Lostoutdoors.com isn't going to help you much in the Midlands where you live. The USGS hasn't mapped much of the UK yet. Try posting in the UK forum. My guess is that Ordnance Survey has a lot of stuff online but that it costs money. UK cachers will know.

[groovy chick]

thanks for the advice i will try the uk forums at a later date!

[+New England n00b]

WaldenRun (WaldensRun?) in the New England forums has 1500+ finds... without a GPS!

 

His avatar is even a gps with a NO circle on it!

 

If anyone can help you with a map & compass hunt, it would be him... Good luck!

[adrianjohn]

Take a look at the Ordnance Survey website Look Here. If you look at the cache pages you will see an OS grid reference below the coordinates, for example TA12345 67890. Enter this on the Ordnance Survey page and you will get a map centered on the grid reference. You can then print or save the map for your own use.

Hint if the cache page shows a British grid in this format TA 12345 678 add leading zeroes to the short part i.e. 00678.

 

Have fun!

[+Torry]

I did my first few before I had a GPSr. Had some DNF's and a lot of time invested. The satellite shots were helpful.