The Ministry of Natural Resources manages 314 hectares and the
Grey Sauble Conservation Authority manages 30 hectares in this area
of geological importance. The area is used for hiking, forestry,
hunting, trapping, and includes a portion of the Bruce Trail.
This karst site includes the finest assemblage of suffusion
sinkholes in Southern Ontario, and a disappearing creek (the
Wodehouse Creek streamsink). The streamsink ends in a blind valley.
The pond itself is a perched pond, and is not connected
hydrologically to a sinkhole. At the west end of the pond, you can
look down into the sinkhole itself where the stream disappears, 20
feet lower.
With this multi-stage cache, we’ve tried to introduce you
to both ends of the karst feature of a disappearing and re-emerging
creek. Once you’ve discovered the first stage of the cache,
you’ll then be taken to the area where the creek emerges as a
small cascade down the slopes of the valley. We’ve provided
you with the coordinates for two parking lots. Use the first
parking area for the first stage; use the second parking area for
the final stage. For the final stage, be sure to follow the white
blazes indicating the Bruce Trail. The cache is located not far off
of the trail on public lands. However, since the Bruce Trail does
pass through some private lands, be sure to respect private
property on your journey to the final cache location.
There is a significant amount of hiking with this cache,
particularly with the second stage. Please do not attempt to
"bushwhack" a shorter route to the final location. There are
private lands interspersed with the public lands in this area, and
we do not wish any geocachers to inadvertently trespass on
neighbouring lands. Also, taking our indicated route introduces you
to a great view of Old Baldy in Beaver Valley, and gives you a full
appreciation of the cascade that emerges from the escarpment.
Please ensure that you carefully conceal both stages when you
replace them.
A special thank you to Valleyone for helping us to better
understand the geology of this important area.
Good luck, and remember to practise Cache In, Trash Out!
*Congratulations to Dollars and Sense for being FTF!
