GPS Adventure Maze Down Under - Townsville
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Are you ready for an A-Maze-ing Adventure?
A GPS Adventure Maze Exhibit is down under and will make it's second appearance at CacheQLD - Townsville (GC9BVWD) on the 15th - 17th of April, 2022.
The GPS Adventure Maze Exhibit is a rare event icon that originally appeared in the USA in 2007. The Exhibit, initially hosted by Geocaching HQ, travelled around the USA and Canada until 2015 before being retired. The Czech Geocaching Association were allowed to create their own maze in 2013 and it first appeared in Prague of that year. The Czech maze travelled to the UK and Germany in 2015, back to the Czech Republic in 2017, to Austria in 2018 and is due to return to the Czech Republic in 2022. The Texas Geocaching Association began their own maze in 2019 and appeared in Fort Worth in that year. It has travelled to Georgia, Ohio and Kansas in 2021. Finally, GeoNord are bringing the maze to France for the first time ever in 2022.
This maze, created by Geocaching Victoria, will be the second maze in the southern hemisphere and will make Australia only the 7th country to host a maze in the world.
This is a really big deal!
But what exactly is it?
A GPS MAZE is a special type of event cache. It is a travelling educational exhibition that appears at MEGA and GIGA events and is designed to teach people of all ages about GPS technology and geocaching. Until now it has taken place at only 35 locations in North America and Europe. Through partnership with Geocaching.com, we offer you the opportunity to visit a GPS Maze exhibition for the second time in Australia!
The very rare GPS Adventures Exhibit icon is earned by completing this Exhibit and signing the logbook.
Further details can be found by following this link.
Foundation Friends of the Maze.
This Adventure MAZE Exhibit is being brought to you by Geocaching Victoria, in association with Geocaching.com and through funding from some very gracious sponsors. But to make this maze absolutely A-Maze-ing, a very special group of geocachers assembled, called Foundation Friends of the Maze (FFOTM) who pledged their support and helped bring this incredible experience to Australia. However to get this GPS MAZE to Townsville the CacheQLD - Townsville MEGA Crew need some support! Read on to hear about how you can help this A-Maze-ing experience make it to Townsville by becoming a Supporter of Townsville Maze.
Supporters of Townsville Maze.
Townsville is a long way from Victoria so the CacheQLD - Townsville MEGA Crew need some help to get the Maze to Australia’s beautiful tropical north. We are asking for you to sign up as a Supporter of the Townsville Maze, pledging your support to enhance this incredible experience in Townsville. This will give you exclusive access to the Maze at Townsville along side our fabulous FFOTM Crew. To become a Supporter and to find out more please follow this link and order a membership package today.
Want to Attend?
This Adventure Maze Exhibit will be at Cluden Park, which is the registration area of CacheQLD - Townsville MEGA event on the weekend of the 15th to 17th of April, 2022. There is disabled access, plenty of parking and restroom facilities. The Adventure Maze Exhibit is totally free to attend and is open to the general public.
Exhibit Hours:
- Friday 15th – 5pm - 8pm – Special pre-event opening for Supporters of Townsville and Foundation Friends of the Maze only.
- Saturday 16th – 9am – 3pm – Open to the public
- Sunday 17th – 9am – 12pm – Open to the public
We anticipate the highest crowds to be on Saturday morning, so if you can wait, please consider coming on Sunday, or beat the crowds by joining the Supporters of Townsville Maze.
What should you know?
- Except for the Friday afternoon pre-event for the Supporters of Townsville Maze and Foundation Friends of the Maze, entry to the maze is on a first-come-first serve basis.
- Only a limited number of people can be admitted into the maze at a time.
- We anticipate the longest lines to be on the Saturday morning and the shortest to be on the Sunday morning