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 Pink Trail at Plainsboro Preserve
Our newest trail, the Pink Trail — represented by the pink line on the trail map below — provides a (sometimes) drier and more direct route to the far side of the Blue Trail.
The Pink Trail is easily and quickly navigated due to its short length (.3 mile/.5 kilometer), level pathways, and few natural obstacles. The naturally sandy soil provides anchor for a great assortment of low-lying plants. The Pink Trail is an enticement to aspiring botanists with its variety of grasses, small (young) trees, and flowering shrubs. Lichen, a creature that is neither plant nor animal, can be found here in many colors, sizes, and forms. Forest animals often use the Pink Trail; see if you can find and identify their footprints as you go!
Don't forget to pick up a trail map inside the Nature Center before you start your adventure!
The Pink Trail at a Glance
- ENVIRONMENT: Sandy Brushland
- TRAIL LENGTH: .3 mile/.5 kilometer
- TRAILHEADS: Via the Blue Trail at the north end, and via the intersection of the Blue and White Trails at the south end
- HIDDEN TREASURES: Many different animal tracks.
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.