Introduction
A good time to visit this geocache is within a few days after a
good rain, when the stream tumbles down the rocks. When visiting
this cache, please bring an embroidered patch/applique with you.
Although most of the patches in the cache are likely to be Boy
Scout patches, a Scout patch is not required. Patches are available
from the gift shops of many tourist attractions,
craft/notion/button stores, local police and fire departments, and
eBay. Even if you don't have a patch, this cache is in a tranquil
spot. Please do not place food items, liquids or gels in
geocaches.
Access
The easiest access by car is from the intersection of Scenic
Route 49 and Sand Hill Road in Voluntown, Connecticut, near the
North Stonington town line. Proceed east on Sand Hill Road (which
becomes Green Fall Road) for 1.4 miles until you reach a parking
area at N 41 31.299' W 071 48.659'. (The unimproved Green Fall Road
continues to Rhode Island, where it becomes Camp Yawgoog Road in
Rockville.)
Hikers can reach the cache by following the blue-blazed
Narragansett Trail south from Green Fall Pond, or by following the
trail north from the intersection with Wheeler Road.
See the map of
the Green Fall Pond Area.
Safety
Be very careful, by wearing at least 400 square inches (2,580
square centimeters) of blaze orange material, such as a vest, when
hiking in the Pachaug State Forest (managed by the Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection) during Connecticut's
hunting season. The hunting season starts on September 1 and runs
through the end of February. Larger Walmart stores have basic
plastic vests in the hunting/sporting goods section for about 1
dollar each. Insect repellent is a must. Black bears have been seen
in Connecticut and Rhode Island; please read the safety
tips from The American Bear Association.
The Geocache
From the parking area, follow the blue blazes of the
Narragansett Trail south. In approximately 5 to 8 minutes, the
trail crosses a stream, then crosses an intermittent stream about 1
or 2 minutes later. The cache, behind a small pile of stones, is
approximately 60 feet west-southwest of the point where the trail
crosses the intermittent stream; the cache is uphill from the
trail. It is a clear plastic container.
Please make sure each plastic bag
in the geocache is zip-sealed before putting the lid back on; each
bag has a silica gel packet to absorb moisture. Please place only 1
thin flat stone on the top; there is no need to put more stones on
the container.
This geocache is cross-listed in Garmin's Opencaching.com.
The Story of the Yawgoog
Trails
For more information, please see the online trail
guide.
Bookmarked
Geocaches
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Bad Ideas (bomb scares, etc.)
Cautionary tales of geocaches placed without landowner permission
or careful thought about location.
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Scouting Geocaches
Selected geocaches in southern New England created by Scouts or
Scouters, or caches that may be of interest to them.
Map.
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Narragansett Trail
Selected geocaches on the Narragansett Trail, which starts at
Lantern Hill in North Stonington, Connecticut, and ends at Ashville
Pond in the village of Canonchet in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. The
trail overlaps parts of Yawgoog's Blue, Yellow and Red trails.
Note: The Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI) prohibits
geocaching on its portions of the Long and Ell ponds area; see the
map.
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Tippecansett Trail
Selected geocaches on the Tippecansett Trail, which runs from
Stepstone Falls in West Greenwich to Yawgoog on the Rhode
Island/Connecticut border.