St. Jude Trail Cache Traditional Cache
New Directions: Due to Hurricane Ian leaving the trail in bad shape and the fact that I am recovering from total knee replacement surgery (the first of 2), this cache needs to remain archived for awhile longer.
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St. Jude Nature Trail is the jewel of the St. James Creek Preserve. It is an approximate one-mile round-trip trail through flatlands and a mangrove forest. The vegetation being restored is native to this area. The trail is built on an old roadbed constructed several decades ago by the St. Jude Harbor Corporation as part of an "intended" St. Jude Parkway. The parkway was to be a boulevard lined with shopping centers and restaurants leading to a skybridge connecting Pine Island with the southern end of the Sanibel Causeway. Fortunately, the permits were withdrawn before further damage to the mangroves occurred. One would have no idea that this was ever planned. The view at the end of the trail is very special, as is the boardwalk. The carved names are all supporters of the Calusa Land Trust which owns and preserves the surrounding land.
Take Stringfellow Road to
N26 31.049
W082 05.084
Turn left.
The entrance to the trail is
N26 30.753
W082 04.886
Enjoy.
This is a magnetic key holder. Please bring a pen or pencil and BE SURE BOTH MAGNETS ARE SECURED TO THE METAL PLATE.
October 6, 2004
Hurricane Charley took the original canister, but a new one is in place. The trail is in great shape. The hurricane caused the cache site to be a bit askew, so it has been moved about 30 feet away. The coordinates have been revised to reflect the new position.
Additional Hints
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