This cache is one of nine traditional caches necessary to find The Golden Cache. To find The Golden Cache you will need to bring a camera with a large display (e.g., a smartphone) with you when finding the nine traditional caches. Please see The Golden Cache cache entry for full information before starting your quest!
The Green Trail at Plainsboro Preserve
Running basically northwest-to-southeast, the .3 mile (.5 kilometer) Green Trail — represented by the green line on the trail map below — provides a shortcut across the Yellow Trail and mostly parallels the White Trail to the north. It is accessible only via the Yellow Trail but provides its own unique flavor to the Preserve.
Like the Yellow Trail, the Green Trail is also in an upland deciduous hardwood forest with trees in the beech, maple, and sweetgum families. Unlike the Yellow Trail, the Green Trail is much more intimate and provides a greater variety of low-lying plants which provide food and shelter to the local wildlife population. Due to the heavier canopy, most sunlight is filtered and attenuated before it reaches the herbaceous plants and seedlings on the forest floor. The plants found in this habitat are adapted to the low intensity of light in these forests.
Don't forget to pick up a trail map inside the Nature Center before you start your adventure!
The Green Trail at a Glance
- ENVIRONMENT: Upland Deciduous Forest
- TRAIL LENGTH: .3 mile/.5 kilometer
- TRAILHEADS: Via the west and east sides of the Yellow Trail
- HIDDEN TREASURES: Tracking box, outdoor classroom.
About This Cache
You're looking for a camouflaged 30 caliber ammo can in a child-accessible place. Inside you'll find a log book kit, a fact card, and some kid-friendly trinkets for trading. At launch, each of the ten caches contain a limited number of themed trinkets to commemorate the new geotrail. Be one of the few to collect them all!
For the enjoyment of the Preserve and the protection of the habitat and wildlife, the following are not permitted in Plainsboro Preserve:
- Smoking (including electronic devices).
- Littering.
- Picnicking, fires, camping, or woodcutting.
- Drugs or alcoholic beverages.
- Bicycles, skateboards, or other vehicles on the trails.
- Fishing, hunting, or trapping.
- Pets and horses.
- Picking, cutting, removing, collecting, or otherwise harming any plants or animals.
- Digging holes or other forms of "landscaping".
- Swimming or boating.
- Feeding the wildlife.
- Agricultural and developed areas are off-limits.
Special thanks to JessicasDaddy for creating and maintaining the current Plainsboro Preserve geotrail.