The Hike or Bike series is intended to provide a cache where you
can get out and hike or bike (or roller blade) and enjoy the
beautiful waterfront trail. I plan to add to the series over the
next few months and will release two multi caches at a time. The
first two caches in this series will head you in a western
direction, and future caches will continue this theme. Final cache
is a small lock and lock box with room for small TB's and geocoins
as well as small items to trade.
Lynde Shores and Lynde Creek Marsh
The coordinates listed are for the first Waypoint. If you are
biking, you can follow the waterfront trail route and go right to
the first waypoint however if you are driving you will have to park
at the parking coordinates and walk in. Another option would be to
park closer to the second waypoint, and follow the waterfront trail
to the first waypoint, then walk back to the second waypoint and
pick up your vehicle on the way. The waterfront trail is clearly
marked and paved for this segment.
The first waypoint is located on the grounds of Ontario Shores
Centre for Mental Health Science. The trail is accessible 24/7
however there are a few rules that the public must follow. Ontario
Shores is a smoke free facility and asks staff, residents the
visitors to refrain from smoking on the property. Also dogs must be
on a leash.
In order to find the final cache coordinates, you will need to
answer questions from information available at the first three
waypoints. Then using the formula you will be able to determine the
coordinates for the final cache, also located just off the
waterfront trail. You can walk between the first and second
waypoint, but you will probably want your “wheels” to
travel to the third waypoint and final cache location. This is a
nice cache to do on a bike, just be careful as part of the route is
along a busy roadway between trailheads of the Lake Ontario
Waterfront Trail.
WP # 2 N43 51.030 W 078 57.324
WP # 3 N 43 51.283 W 078 57.991
Final ?
First Waypoint
- Look inside the “structure” and count the number of
letters in the only word in all CAPITAL letters found on one of the
benches = A
- This Canadian institution is “friends of the
environment”. Count the number of letters in the two words
that make up the institutions name. = B
Second Waypoint
- What is the number of mammal species to be documented in the
area? _________ = C
- How many he hectares of land make up the Lynde Shores
conservation area? ________ = D
Third Waypoint
- How many viewing facilities are there around Cranberry Marsh?
_______ = E
- How many kilometres of hard surface trails are in the Lynde
Shores Conservation Area? _______= F
Using the following formula to determine the North and West
Coordinates for the final cache.
North Coordinates N43 GG.HHH
(A+B) x 2 = GG (Cx9) – 4 =HHH
West Coordinates W 078 II.0JJ
D divided by 4 plus 8 = II (E+F) x 6-1 = JJ
Congratulations "TogetherWeFind on being FTF on a cold January
night, and on completing their their first multi cache.