Welcome to Sourland Mountain Reserve in Somerset County. This cache will fulfill your “LIMA” requirement for the Central Jersey Checkpoint Challenge.
This cache is a traditional lock & lock container that can hold coins and smaller Travel Bugs. From the parking area, the cache is .68 miles as the crow flies. Your most direct and scenic path is to follow the Pondside Trail (circle) to intersection 11 then up the Texas Eastern Pipeline to intersection 5 onto the Ridge Trail (square). Make sure you turn around and enjoy the view from the pipeline. Some mild bushwacking is needed for about 450 feet from this route. Your actual distance and amount of bushwacking may vary depending on your choice of trails or no trail choice. The pipeline will offer great views of the local area and on a clear day you can see Manhattan.
It would be a good idea to grab a trail map at the kiosk in the parking area or print one out before heading out. Mountain bikes are permitted on the trails in the Sourlands. This is the Sourlands which is named because the soil was/is not very fertile and is very rocky in places. So be ready for uneven and rocky terrain. Choose your trail carefully. LEGO checkpoint flags are available for swag trades.
As part of the Central Jersey Checkpoint series - please note the following additional requirements for those seeking the series FTF prize or geocoins:
The above requirement is not necessary to log or claim FTF for THIS cache.
Official CJCC Information
Central Jersey Geocachers are sponsoring the Central Jersey Checkpoint Challenge series. This challenge series is intended to take geocachers on a tour of Central New Jersey (loosely defined as north of 195 and south of 78) while finding caches placed by Central Jersey geocachers. On the tour we hope you will find Central Jersey an interesting and beautiful part of our great state.
This challenge series includes 26 checkpoint caches (naming based on the NATO phonetic alphabet) and the final - Central Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NJAZ). The 26 checkpoints do not have to be completed in any particular order. See the CJCheckpoint bookmark for the complete list of caches.
Hidden within the 26 checkpoint caches are numbers to be used to calculate the coordinates of the final Central 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 Central Jersey Checkpoint Challenge cache. Complete information can be found on the Central Jersey Checkpoint Challenge cache page. In order to claim FTF on the Central Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NJAZ) or 1 of the additional 26 CeNeJeGeCa coins that will be available you MUST include a picture of your signature from EACH of the 26 checkpoint log books in your log on the Central Jersey Checkpoint Challenge cache.
Happy caching and enjoy the Central Jersey Checkpoint Challenge!!!
This cache is certified Central Jersey
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