South Jersey Checkpoint
Challenge
Checkpoint
Maple
Welcome to Historic Walnford Park in Upper Freehold Township,
NJ. This cache will fulfill the
“Maple” requirement for the
South Jersey Checkpoint Challenge.
Historic
Walnford, Upper Freehold
Township
78
Walnford Road, Upper
Freehold, NJ 08501
(609) 259-6275
Picturesque after a snowfall, full of fascinating history
throughout the year, any day is a great time to visit this
wonderful historic site and learn more about the
Waln family and the evolution of
Walnford over two centuries - from an
18th century industrial village and family farm to an elegant
country estate. At the heart of the
Crosswicks Creek Greenway (1436 acres), the site showcases over
200 years of social, technological and environmental history
through the Waln family. The historic
district includes 36 acres of field, woodland and wetlands. Pets
are not allowed on the site.
Visit the large, elegant home built in 1774, the operating
19th century gristmill and the farm buildings set in a beautiful
landscape. The site is open 8am - 4:30pm every day.
Gristmill Demonstrations
Experience the rumbling and clacking of the gristmill as our
industrial heritage comes alive again along the banks of Crosswicks
Creek. See corn ground into meal as it was done in the 19th
century, during demonstrations on weekends April-November from
1-4pm. All ages are welcome, under 14 with adult. Call (609)
259-6275 for more information about demonstrations, drop-in
programs and reserved group tours.
Official SJCC
Information
The South Jersey Geocachers (SJG) are sponsoring the South Jersey
Checkpoint Challenge series. This challenge is intended to take
geocachers on a tour of Southern New Jersey (loosely defined as
south of I-195) while finding caches placed by members of the SJG.
On the tour, we hope you will find South Jersey an interesting and
beautiful part of our great state.
Scattered around the area are 26 checkpoint caches and a final
challenge cache -
South Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NJDZ). The names of the
individual checkpoint caches are based on a phonetic alphabet using
plants to represent the diversity of ecosystems that you will
encounter on your tour of Southern New Jersey. You may even run
into the infamous Jersey Devil while you're there. The 26
checkpoints do not have to be completed in any particular order.
See the SJCheckpoint bookmark for the complete list of caches.
Hidden within the 26 checkpoint caches are numbers to be used in
determining the coordinates of the final South Jersey Checkpoint
Challenge cache – please be sure to note them while you are
there.
While there are no special logging requirements for the 26
checkpoint caches, there are special logging requirements for the
final challenge cache. Complete information can be found on the
South Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NJDZ) cache page.
Happy caching and enjoy the South Jersey Checkpoint
Challenge!!!
This cache is certified
South Jersey