Geocache of the Week Flashback Edition: Kjerag

Traditional
GCXKXJ
by Andix
Difficulty:
3
Terrain:
4
Location:
Rogaland, Norway
N 59° 02.128′ E 006° 35.603′

Geocaching has a way of leading us on new adventures to undiscovered locations and views. We have decided to revisit some Geocaches of the Week to show off some of our favorite caches.

This week we’re traveling to Norway to revisit Kjerag (GCXKXJ), a geocache we featured almost seven years ago. The coordinates are on top of Kjerag, a mountain in the Sandnes municipality. Kjerag has many breathtaking photo opportunities. It overlooks the spectacular fjord Lysefjorden, and on a clear day, you can see for miles.

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Eagle Road — Geocache of the Week

Traditional Cache
GC2TJP3
by RagRag & Smedstugjengen
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Møre og Romsdal, Norway
N 62° 07.565 E 007° 10.051

Many geocachers have braved an interesting journey to log a desired find. On these kinds of journeys, the experience of arriving at the coordinates becomes just as special as the actual moment when the cache is finally found. In order to be rewarded with gorgeous views of a Norwegian fjord and one more smiley, geocachers must travel Norwegian County Road 63, full of sharp hairpin turns, to log our Geocache of the Week, Eagle Road (GC2TJP3).

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Preikestolen — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GCGGHB
by andresen64
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
4
Location:
Rogaland, Norway
N 58° 59.278 E 006° 11.341′

Whether you seek the thrill of living and caching “on the edge” or simply enjoy stunning views while putting another smiley on your map, make sure you save a spot on your geocaching bucket list for our Geocache of the Week. Preikestolen is calling cachers near and far to the south of Norway, where it perches on a vertical cliff towering 1,982 ft (604 m) above the blue waters of the Lysefjord.

Image by g-o-cashers.
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