The cache is located in Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve. The Nature Preserve is along Klondike Road south of Lithonia in southeastern DeKalb County.
From the parking lot, take the Mountaintop Trail to the top of Arabia Mountain. The cache is located a short distance beyond the end of the trail and a little over a half mile from the parking lot. Be careful not to step on sensitive plants, such as diamorpha, moss, or lichen.
The photos show how the mountain looks in the spring and fall. Arabia Mountain is the central focus of the much larger nationally significant Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. As you look at the photos, you can begin to appreciate the outstanding scenic and natural features of the mountain.
Diamorpha and other solution pit vegetation.
Diamorpha at flowering peak.
Diamorpha in solution pit.
Rabbit ears and Sandwort.
Toward Mountain Lake from the mountain.
Yellow daisies in the fall.
Yellow daisies of September.
Park at the provided coordinates and take the PATH trail until you reach the mowed Meadow Trail that leads to the barn and beyond. From the barn, use your GPS receiver to navigate to the cache.
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Cell service will be limited in various areas on the AMNHA Geo-Path. If you are using your cell phone, you can download the cache info to your phone and travel the trails using the offline mode.
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This nature preserve, like other Georgia woodlands, has ticks during all but the winter season. Take precautions that include wearing a hat, a long sleeve shirt, and long pants with legs tucked into socks. Wear light colored clothing for ease of spotting ticks, especially deer ticks that are the size of a pin head. Use bug spray with the chemical DEET and especially spray around the ankle area. Additional info for tick prevention measures.
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Come explore the Arabia Mountain PATH and earn trackable prizes along the way!
The AMNHA Geo-PATH is a geocaching program spread along the entire 30+ miles of the Arabia Mountain PATH hike/bike trail. We have over 60 geocaches just waiting for you to find.
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See additional waypoints for parking coordinates, points of interests and trailheads.
Each cache is classified in one of following series:
Arabia Mountain Adventures
Lands Less Visited
Lithonia's Historic Hike
Panola Mountain Pathways
Past and Present Passages
South River Stroll
Download the passports to collect the passwords:
Geo-Path Passport
Lands-Less-Visited Passport
Past and Presents Passages Passport
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