Coal Heritage GeoTrail #1 Traditional Geocache
Coal Heritage GeoTrail #1
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This cache is located along the Ansted Rail Trail and requires a
walk of slightly over one mile round trip from the designated
parking area (gravel area identified with a trail parking sign).
This beautiful trail follows Mill Creek to Hawks Nest State Park.
GPS reception may be erratic in this area. Use the detailed hint
below to assist in your search. You do not have
to climb boulders to find this cache!
The Coal Heritage GeoTrail is a geocaching trail consisting of
sixteen caches within the National Coal Heritage Area in southern
West Virginia. Along the GeoTrail, geocachers will travel three
scenic byways: the Coal Heritage Trail, the Paint Creek Scenic
Trail, and the Midland Trail. In each cache, geocachers will find
special clues that will help them complete a puzzle found in the
official Coal Heritage GeoTrail brochure. Geocachers can then bring
their completed brochures to a redemption site to receive a
commemorative Coal Heritage GeoTrail patch. Visit www.paintcreekscenictrail.com/geo.html
for more information and to download the official brochure.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[After walking slightly more than 1/2 mile from the parking area, turn right onto a small path immediately after a large boulder. This path will descend toward the creek. From the point where you turn off the main trail and onto the small path, the cache is located about 50 ft. northwest. At last check, there was a green bench at the turnoff from the main trail; however, this bench may not be permanent!]