Farmersville has asked us back
for a third year!
The past two years have been a real success and a
whole lot of fun!
We are holding this event in conjunction with
Farmersville's Farmers and Fleas Market.
Time: The CITO event will begin at
9:00 AM on Saturday, but you may come anytime.
Location: Audie Murphy Trailhead, Farmersville, TX.
When you arrive sign up at our Geocaching table
near the trailhead on the East side of the Onion Shed.
There will be Hot Coffee and Doughnuts.
The CITO event will be along the 2.5 miles of concrete and paved
trail heading North through and out of town.
Please leave all trash bags and other items near
streets and roads that cross the trail for easy pickup.
We will have transportation from the end of the trail back to the
trailhead.
There will be a Meet and Greet Event at 5:00 PM
down town Farmersville at Daddy-O's Doo Wop Diner.
Prizes and great food will be enjoyed by all. Last year we packed
the house.
They closed the restaurant just for us!
The Chaparral Trail is a Rails-to-Trails project
that extends from Farmersville all the way to Paris, TX.
There are nearly 250 caches along the trail with most between
Farmersville and Wolfe City. If you cache further than the paved
trail you might want to arrange to go in groups and plan the
transportation. Plan for the weather with clothing and
water.
Don't forget to be back by 5:00 PM for the Meet and
Greet.
Please contact me if you need more information,
would like to volunteer, or donate prizes to be given away at the
Meet and Greet.
This is a great biking trail, bring your bike if
you have a good trail bike.
There will be other fun things to do that we are
brainstorming on so,
CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR UPDATES.
Doug Sheppard Cell - 817-881-5499 Email -
dougshep@charter.net
Check out Last Years Event
Trailhead Coordinates: N 33
09.724 W 096 21.588
Directions:
To get to Farmersville you will head east out of
Dallas on I-30, then on the other side of Lake Ray Hubbard you will
turn left or north on Ridge Road then travel north through Rockwall
until you dead-end into 78 then turn right travel north on 78 until
you reach Farmersville. Turn right onto Farmersville Pkwy crossing
Main St. right into the trailhead
Resources:
After the CITO event please
explore downtown Farmersville. You will find Antique and other
shops, restaurants for lunch and a few caches placed by the Main
Street Committee and local business.
Downtown Walking Tour Brochure
PDF
Farmersville Historical Markers
PDF
Farmersville Chamber of
Commerce - City of
Farmersville
Former Mayor Smith
(Mayor from 2007-2010) has a great walking tour of
Farmersville.
Click here to see the Youtube
video.
Not Familiar with Geocaching go to www.geocaching.com
What is a CITO
event?
This Event is organized by Southwest Arlington
Geocachers (S.W.A.G.) We meet every Wednesday at 6:00 pm in
Arlington at No Frills Grill located at I-20 and Little Road.
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us on Facebook.
Farmersville Chamber of Commerce and the Main
Street Committee.
Farmersville has been enthusiastic about
promoting Geocaching through this event, brochures, placing caches
around town and inviting us to speak at the Rotary Club. This is
our chance to give back to Farmersville for providing a great place
to cache.