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Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using a GPS-enabled device.

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Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity in which participants use a GPS-enabled device to hide and seek containers called "caches" at specific locations marked by coordinates.

Lake Metroparks Geo Trail

Discover the natural hidden gems of Lake Metroparks as you explore areas on a treasure hunt. Complete the geo trail to receive your Lake Metroparks path tag. Click here for more information. The coin series ends December 31, 2019.

Below is a listing of caches on Lake Metroparks' property:

Virtual/mystery

These caches are not actual containers. Finders must discover information or solve a puzzle for further instructions from the hider. 

Name of hide Number Location
Falls at Paine's Hollow GCG98P N41 43.050 W081 08.681
Casting a Long Shadow GCM87E N41 48.735 W081 07.080
zoisrus@girdled road GC3530 N41 39.704 W081 10.786
Native American Point of View GCG98K N41 43.231 W081 10.395
Pause that Refreshes GCG31V N41 40.680 W081 13.470
LMP: Who Are You? GC5W982 N41 39.718 W081 24.761
LMP: Sing Ladies Sing... GC617F5 N41 39.410 W081 24.365
LMP: My Favorite Guitarists GC62JTC N41 39.069 W081 24.807
LMP: Some of my Favorite Songs  GC64GM6 N41 39.271 W081 25.078
LMP: Rhino34 is the Boss for Finding 1K Caches... GC67DM6 N41 39.400 W081 25.000
LMP: Some Songs I Really Dislike... GC6851E N41 39.510 W081 24.426
LMP: Other Bands I Like... GC6852A N41 39.675 W081 24.660
LMP: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs GC6AJMG N41 39.540 W081 24.900
LMP: Sing Ladies Sing Part 2... GC6D0H3 N41 39.690 W081 24.955
LMP: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs Part 2 GC76P1X N41 39.680 W081 24.949
LMP: A Lake County Challenge! GC778GY N41 40.986 W081 08.028
LMP: Hitting a Home Run! 2 GC7DFXM N41 40.599 W081 14.252
Falls at Paine's Hollow GCG98P N41 43.050 W081 08.681
Pause that Refreshes GCG31V N41 40.680 W081 13.470
LMP: A Brief LMP Quiz GC7MYJH N 41 42.005 W 081 14.290
LMP: From Sea to Shining Sea   N41 35.375 W 081 22.175
LMP: Time to Go   N41 35.850 W 081 20.945

Multi-stage

A multi-stage cache consists of multiple discoveries of one or more intermediate points containing the coordinates for the next stage. The finder must visit multiple locations in order to find the final cache. Listed location is the starting point.

Name of hide Number Location
LMP: 10K for the Service  GC53AEG N41 36.712 W081 20.301
LMP: Take a Hike--Into the Depths of Hell...Hollow  GC78DH2 N41 41.524 W081 07.190
LMP: Bluff Loop Trail GC7A77Z N41 47.205 W081 10.951
LMP: Connecticut Coyotes-2017 Fa. Football Champs  GC7C6H6 N41 44.036 W081 06.843
LMP: Park Tour #6 (Chair Factory Falls) GC7MWXC N 41 40.813 W 081 13.223
LMP: Testing 1, 2, 3 GC7MYJC N 41 42.405 W 081 14.360
LMP: Stories in the Stone, Again (Stage 1)   N41 35.917 W 081 20.926

Traditional

A traditional cache means that a container is at the listed location. 

Name of hide Number Location
Go to the Head of the Class GC3B5JM N41 42.914 W081 20.726
LMP: Do You Have Some Change? GC3JBNY N41 42.917 W081 20.951
LMP: Great East Road (Lord of the Rings Pt2) GC3KYWM N41 40.539 W081 13.349
Where Did Mason Land? GC3WK55 N41 43.593 W081 11.156
LMP: Pete's First Cache at Pete's Pond GC51TWE N41 36.050 W081 27.328
LMP: Oompa...my BEST find! GC5691F N41 42.767 W081 20.798
A Bridge Too Far... GC6QFNX N41 40.785 W081 12.875
The Proposal GCHHKX N41 42.999 W081 21.010
LMP: PTP GC70WHN N41 45.810 W081 14.053
LMP: This One Could Snap or Bite GC74Q8B N41 43.225 W081 13.597
LMP: Sleepy Cat and Dustymax go to Mars! GC775KH N41 44.675 W081 04.298
LMP: Hanging Around Lakefront Lodge GC78TAC N41 38.427 W081 28.415
LMP: Here, There and Everywhere GC7AF80 N41 35.403 W081 24.365
LMP: Martha, My Dear GC7ZF9Q N41 34.765 W081 19.293
LMP: Forest Edge GC77Q5B N41 47.209 W081 10.801
LMP: Bluff Loop Trail North GC7CG01 N41 47.172 W081 11.046
LMP: River Road Park GC779V4 N41 44.765 W081 04.285
LMP: Pier Too GC7E562 N41 46.028 W081 13.878
La Muerte GC73G5G N41 51.043 W081 00.384
LMP: River's View at Riverview (Park Tour #5) GC7JE21 N41 44.586 W081 02.034
LMP: Bluff Loop Trail West GC7JMH6 N41 46.928 W081 11.467
LMP: Is it a FAY-VORITE? GC7MV2Y N 41 40.922 W 081 13.629
LMP: Northern End of Southern Half GC7MV1M N 41 42.745 W 081 14.561
LMP: Hiking Down the Greenway Corridor #1 GC7MV40 N 41 41.528 W 081 13.941
90 Overlook Spot--An LMP Cache GC7MV2B N 41 40.774 W 081 13.529
LMP: Halfway to the End GC7MV19 N 41 42.584 W 081 14.484
LMP: Balancing Act! GC7MV0Z N 41 42.425 W 081 14.399
LMP: A Journey North GC7MV3N N 41 41.203 W 081 13.774
LMP: Park Tour #7 (Greenway Corridor) GC7MV3A N 41 41.031 W 081 13.691
LMP: Heading Towards Chair Factory Falls GC7MWX1 N 41 40.710 W 081 13.439
LMP: Where the Wild Things Aren't GC7MYJA N 41 41.368 W 081 13.864
LMP: Hiking Down the Greenway Corridor #2 GC7MYG4 N 41 40.210 W 081 13.186
LMP: Close to Taber Creek GC7N610 N 41 42.032 W 081 14.195
LMP: A Holey Spot GC7XNQD N 41 39.519 W 081 11.375
LMP: A Quick Stroll in the Park GC7XNQ9 N 41 39.496 W 081 11.543
LMP: Big Tree Little Cache GC7XR8M N 41 39.335 W 081 10.639
LMP: Down in the Valley GC7XR9D N41 39.318 W 081 11.052
LMP: Girdled Road Lookout Spot GC7XNRY N 41 39.181 W 081 11.298
LMP: Green and Fuzzy GC7XQCJ N 41 39.919 W 081 10.731
LMP: Hiking in Girdled Road #1 GC7XQCE N 41 40.020 W 081 10.635
LMP: Hiking in Girdled Road #2 GC7XQBN N 41 39.955 W 081 10.368
LMP: Hiking in Girdled Road #3 GC7XR89 N 41 39.605 W 081 10.767
LMP: Just off the Walkway GC7XNRG N 41 39.426 W 081 11.369
LMP: Mini Purple Mountain Majesty GC7XR8G N 41 39.437 W 081 10.618
LMP: Out for a Hike Along the Trail GC7XQAP N 41 39.831 W 081 10.374
LMP: Park Tour 10 GC7XNQK N 41 39.549 W 081 11.237
LMP: Park Tour 11 GC7XQBZ N 41 40.034 W 081 10.469
LMP: Purple Mountain Majesty GC7XR8C N 41 39.531 W 081 10.684
LMP: Something Different This Way GC7XQB2 N 41 39.737 W 081 10.364
LMP: Stumped GC7XNRX N 41 39.336 W 081 11.366
LMP: Surveyor's Woods Loop Trail GC7XQAJ N 41 39.962 W 081 10.540
LMP: Timbers in Time GC7XNTF N41 39.338 W 081 11.568
LMP: We Won't Answer GC7XR95 Puzzle, good luck
LMP: A Country Lights Cache   N41 35.495 W 081 21.667
LMP: A Halloween Hayrides Cache   N41 35.471 W 081 21.781
LMP: A Holey Spot (Chapin Edition)   N41 35.356 W 081 22.004
LMP: Are You Getting Stumped?   N41 35.794 W 081 21.416
LMP: Community Foundations   N41 35.869 W081 20.958
LMP: Dino-Mo   N41 35.833 W 081 21.266
LMP: Hiking in Chapin Forest #1   N41 35.933 W 081 21.222
LMP: Hiking in Chapin Forest #2   N41 36.025 W 081 21.221
LMP: Hiking in Chapin Forest #3   N41 35.804 W 081 21.097
LMP: Kick the Dust Up   N41 35.399 W 081 21.842
LMP: Minds of Moria   N41 35.688 W 081 21.444
LMP: Near the View of Mt. Gildersleeve   N41 35.701 W 081 21.616
LMP: Coin Series 1 (Baker Road Park) GC84YFC N41 44.015 W 081 07.034
LMP: Coin Series 2 (Big Creek at Liberty Hollow) GC84YFQ N41 41.013 W 081 13.356
LMP: Coin Series 3 (Chagrin River Park) GC84YFY N41 39.416 W 081 24.578
LMP: Coin Series 4 (Chapin Forest Reservation) GC84YG0 N41 35.435 W 081 22.243
LMP: Coin Series 5 (Concord Woods Nature Park) GC84YG3 N41 40.617 W 081 13.987
LMP: Coin Series 6 (Girdled Road Reservation) GC84YGA N41 38.851 W 081 10.592
LMP: Coin Series 7 (Gully Brook Park) GC84YGD N41 37.047 W 081 24.998
LMP: Coin Series 8 (Helen Hazen Wyman Park) GC84YGK N41 42.141 W 081 13.806
LMP: Coin Series 9 (Hidden Lake) GC84YGP N41 40.894 W 081 07.932
LMP: Coin Series 10 (Hidden Valley Park) GC84YGT N41 44.304 W 081 03.387

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For more information or to volunteer assisting with geocaching programs or developing new Lake Metroparks sponsored geocaches, contact Heather Freeman at 440-256-2118 x4111.

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