This is the fifth in a new series of caches that will take you
to interesting places along Allegeny County's Belt System.
The belts are routes that use existing roads, and are colored by
the rainbow, Red being the outermost and Purple being the
innermost.
These routes predate the interstate system by years, and are
still useful today. I have always told my girls that if they get
lost in the county, the belts will always take them to somewhere
they know, even if it takes awhile... See the website link for
details on the Belt System.
This cache takes you to downtown Pittsburgh. The Purple Belt is
the "Cultural Loop" and basically outlines the triangle of
downtown. The cache is off of a trail that begins at the Convention
Center and runs east up the Allegheny. Bring your camera to get the
waymark at the trailhead!
Access is off of a side trail from a paved bike/walking trail on
the Allegheny, but you will not be able to take your bike down the
final trail. The terrain after you leave the main trail gets a bit
rough, especially if it has been raining. The cache is at the edge
of the river, so use extreme caution going down the bluff hill. I
would take not younger children down the hill. The cache blends in
pretty well. The cache is at river's edge, so if the rivers are
high and GZ seems to be out in the water, you may want to come back
in a week or so...
This one should be a challenge, but not too outrageous.
Thanks for taking my little tour of the Allegheny County Belt
System!
Congrats to Saff on FTF!