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!
Maggie's Trail at Plainsboro Preserve
Our most scenic trail, Maggie's Trail — represented by the dashed white line on the trail map below — runs the length of a peninsula (.3 mile/.5 kilometer) that ends at Maggie's Point in the middle of Lake McCormack. Named for Margaret Schaefer, Maggie's Trail is a sandy, easy to travel path with a wide variety of trees and shrubs. As you explore Maggie's Trail you will have the opportunity to enjoy tremendous lakeside views that culminate in a nearly 360° panorama at Maggie's Point.
There is plenty of local wildlife along Maggie's Trail; waterfowl, wading birds, turtles, fish, beavers, and otters all make their home in and around the sandy peninsula making it a favorite destination for hikers and nature lovers. Evidence of beavers is very easy to come by on Maggie's Trail; look for small to medium-sized trees that have been chewed to a point at about knee height. Be on the lookout for beaver lodges, the osprey platform, and smaller birds nesting in the trees and birdhouses along the trail.
Don't forget to pick up a trail map inside the Nature Center before you start your adventure!
Maggie's Trail at a Glance
- ENVIRONMENT: Sandy Peninsula
- TRAIL LENGTH: .3 mile/.5 kilometer
- TRAILHEADS: Via the intersection of the White Trail, Blue Trail, and Blue Shortcut
- HIDDEN TREASURES: Maggie's dedication stone, the bench at Maggie's Point.
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.