Bruce Trail Project: The Valley Traditional Cache

As a family, we enjoy our Tupperware hunting, forest exploring treks. We've vocalized that a typical geocacher, ourselves included, will turn back once the cache is found. Also, we generally avoid single caches that are over 600 metres into a trail. We've laughed at ourselves, saying, 'It'd be good one of these days to actually complete the section of trail we're on and see the beauty of the whole experience.' Alas, the allure of finding more caches is stronger than continuing the current hike.

Ah ha! With proper motivation, we realized that we would be inclined to do a longer hike. Therefore, we wouldn't miss out on neither beauty nor geocache finds: the best of both worlds!

Already, the breath-taking, Niagara Escarpment preserving Bruce Trail is home to a few showcasing caches by fellow geocachers. We've decided to combine our caches with these already placed ones, to form a continuous trek that cachers could take while picking up a cache every 3 to 5 hundred metres.

The Hockley Valley section of the Bruce Trail is close to home for us, so that is where we have begun our project. Any cacher who wishes to place a cache to keep up the 'motivation' is welcome to!

Now all we need is someone to pick us up at the other end...

Note: Bring a pen and paper to solve this little mathematical challenge!

There are sections of the Bruce Trail that detour along km stretches of road or go through Provincial Parks where no caches are allowed. For these sections, we've set up "Bi-Directional Multi-Caches." These are specifically designed for hikers with the intent that they don't have to double back at any point. To accomplish this, we've set up two multi-caches which have puzzles to solve their opposite. Since these multi-caches solve each other, we can't post the starting co-ordinates. Instead, we have placed the starting co-ordinates in the nearest traditional cache.

When visiting the north or south bound traditional cache, taped to the lid you will find the co-ordinates to the final stage of the closest multi. (Remember, the start location of the south bound multi, is the same as the final for the north bound. This allows you to log both multi-caches while still walking only one direction.) Once you arrive at the co-ordinates that were taped to the lid of the original traditional cache, you will find a puzzle to complete the second multi of the bi-directional set.

Since both finals are in the traditional caches at either end, we realize that you could potentially cheat and that's okay too if you're a car person!
Current Cache List

		GCQZPC	Crazy Cat Cache: The Crazy Lair
		GC12E36	Bruce Trail Project: Timber
		Trail Head	N 43°47.977 W079°59.171
Section not completed yet
		Trail Head	N 43°53.277 W079°55.008
		GC1377H	Bruce Trail Project: Mountainview at Escarpment
		GC1377G	Bruce Trail Project: Escarpment
		GC1377E	Bruce Trail Project: 6037
		GC1377D	Bruce Trail Project: The Old Fence
		GC1377B	Bruce Trail Project: Dirt Crossroads
		GC13777	Bruce Trail Project: Rock On
		Trail Head	N 43°55.287 W079°54.784
		GC13774	Bruce Trail Project: I'm a squirrel 4
		GC13772	Bruce Trail Project: Don't Forget to LOG It
		GC5A7	The Dingle
		GC13770	Bruce Trail Project: The Cave
		GC1376X	Bruce Trail Project: The Fallen Hand
		GC1376V	Bruce Trail Project: Fenced In
		Trail Head	N 43°56.256 W079°56.101
		GC1328K	Bruce Trail Project: Naughty Tree
		GCGX05	Glenn Haffy Side Trail
		GC1328T	Bruce Trail Project: I'm a squirrel 3
		GC1328W	Bruce Trail Project: TeePee
		GC13292	Bruce Trail Project: The Stairs
		GC13295	Bruce Trail Project: The Maple Patch
		GC13297	Bruce Trail Project: Top of Death Hill
		Trail Head	N 43°56.899 W079°57.784
		GC12W3D	Bruce Trail Project: King of the Hill
		GC12W3B	Bruce Trail Project: By the Road Side
		GC12W38	Bruce Trail Project: I'm a Squirrel Too
		GC12W33	Bruce Trail Project: Humber Heights (nano)
		GC12W2T	Bruce Trail Project: Hiding in the Grass
		Trail Head	N 43°57.723 W079°58.765
		Parking	N 43°57.621 W079°58.781
		GC12W2M	Bruce Trail Project: Old Road?
		GC12W28	Bruce Trail Project: Crossroads
		Trail Head	N 43°58.426 W079°58.806
		GC12F7G	Bruce Trail Project: Heart of the Trail
		GC12F7F	Bruce Trail Project: Stump City
		GC12F71	Bruce Trail Project: Degloved
		Trail Head	N 43°47.977 W079°59.171
		GC12EDP	Bruce Trail Project: Sideroad 5 (Bi-Directional)
		GC12EDF	Bruce Trail Project: 5 Line (Bi-Directional)
		Trail Head	N 43°59.250 W080°00.767
		GC12AK0	Bruce Trail Project: Birch Water Cooler
		GC12AJW	Bruce Trail Project: I'm a squirrel
		GC12AJR	Bruce Trail Project: Rock Burial
		Trail Head	N 43°58.845 W080°01.475
		GC10000	GC10000 - A New Beginning
		Trail Head	N 43°58.578 W080°01.597
		GCR07E	Divine Comedy, Part 1
		GCR0AW	Divine Comedy, Part 2
		GCR0BF	Divine Comedy, Part 3
		GC1202Q	Bruce Trail Project: Monsters in the dark
		Trail Head	N 43°58.432 W080°02.584
		GC1202J	Bruce Trail Project: Hockley Resort
		GC1202G	Bruce Trail Project: Elbow
		GC1202E	Bruce Trail Project: Bottomless Pit
		Trail Head	N 43°58.021 W080°03.435
		GC12029	Bruce Trail Project: 2 Line Stream
		Trail Head	N 43°58.278 W080°03.500
		GCKMOT	THE FLOO NETWORK - Ron Weasley
		GC117QV	Bruce Trail Project: Hockley Valley Book Exchange
		GC11Z6Y	Bruce Trail Project: The Valley
		GC11Z73	Bruce Trail Project: Fallen Trees
		GC11Z76	Bruce Trail Project: The Bridges
		GC11Z79	Bruce Trail Project: Rolling Down the Hill
		GCVTA7	COG2 #17: Hiking in Hockley
		GC1201J	Bruce Trail Project: Hiding in the Trees
		GC1201Q	Bruce Trail Project: Stepping Stool

Note: We plan to continue in both directions of the trail.