Ghost town special – Geocache of the Week

Traditional Cache
GC2X5DG
by Adampowell
Difficulty:
2.5
Terrain:
2.5
Location:
Türkiye
N 36° 34.381 E 029° 05.144

Geocaching has a beautiful ability to breathe life into all types of places. From the savannah to the city and everywhere in between, cache owners place geocaches to showcase unique places, spaces, and stories. This week, we travel to Türkiye for a story that weaves history, hiking, and geocaching into an outing ready for our latest Geocaching of the Week. Come with us to see Ghost town special (GC2X5DG)!

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Area Feste — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GCBE31H
by simosabry
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Lombardia, Italy
N 45° 44.790’ E 008° 48.445’

What happens when a gigantic geocaching milestone meets a gigantic cache container?

This week’s Geocache of the Week, Area Feste (GCBE31H), welcomes geocachers with something larger than life: an entire shipping container transformed into a geocache.

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KESZEREK – Geocache of the Week

Letterbox Hybrid
GCB2WR0
by Lokua
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
1
Location:
Dolnośląskie, Poland
N 51° 06.631′ E 017° 02.007′

Have you heard of the giant urban treasure hunt in Wrocław, Poland? No, we’re not talking about geocaching!

Peeking out from street corners, windowsills, bridges, and alleyways of Wrocław, tiny bronze dwarves are a quirky attraction for locals and visitors alike. More than 1,000 mischievous dwarves are hiding, each with its own personality and story, just waiting to be found. One dwarf, however, has a secret mission.

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Hopmaniak – In search of the Smurfs… – Geocache of the week

Traditional
GCBD883
by Hopmaniak
Difficulty:
2.5
Terrain:
1
Location:
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
N 51° 33.216′ E 005° 11.411′

What would you do if Papa Smurf trusted you with protecting a legendary stash of rare Blue Smurf hops? Hopmaniak – In Search of the Smurfs… (GCBD883) sends geocachers deep into Smurf territory on a playful mission filled with clever storytelling, hidden mechanisms, and a delightful final reveal.

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Le phare Amédée – Geocache of the Week

Traditional Cache
GC416NJ
by Aa62
Difficulty:
3
Terrain:
2
Location:
New Caledonia
S 22° 28.636 E 166° 28.068

One of the joys of geocaching is that the whole world is our gameboard! From the hustle and bustle of the city to the tranquil quiet of the countryside, geocaches lie in wait for finders everywhere to discover their secrets. There are geocaches in nearly every setting on planet Earth.

This week, join us as we sail to New Caledonia, a French collectivity in the South Pacific, to find the region’s first Geocache of the Week, Le phare Amédée (GC416NJ)!

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