| Not available year-round Wading Dangerous area
- use caution Bring a Flashlight Cave Mud! |
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Yet another neat treasure in New Brunswick to discover. Make
your way to Berryton and park at the civic address # 2498. This is
the home of the Holmdens, a friendly older couple. I spoke with
Mrs. Holmden and ask her if she minds people taking the trail on
their property to visit the caves and she said it was no problem.
In fact she said that this year there had already been so many
groups to visit the caves that the trail had been beaten through
the grass. Of course if you see Mrs. or Mr. Holmden out when you
arrive it's always nice to courteous and introduce yourselves.
Go around the old wooden gate and follow the beaten path up the
mountain for 450m. You will be crossing a stream two times so
either bring your boots or be nimble and use the two fallen logs
that have been placed in the river for crossing purposes. If you
lose the trail crossing the stream then look for N45 52.588 W64
52.086.
The hike up is a bit steep and muddy so take your time. Just
before you get to the cache you will pass the entrance to the cave.
Currently it is still a bit plugged with ice and the entrance is
rather narrow so be careful if you explore. I've included a weblink
above to a touring company that takes groups thru the cave if you
were interested.
The cache is a spaghetti holder.
Enjoy and bring your bug spray. The bats were flying in and out
of the cave when I was there, but not enough of them since the bugs
were winning.