There is a great system of trails at Peavy Arboretum. One of the
best is the Section 36 Loop Trail. This can be reached most easily
by hiking up the road from the listed parking coordinates to the
Forestry Club Cabin. From there, cross the small bridge and head up
the trail. When you get to a fork in the trail after about a 100
yards, be sure to take the RIGHT BRANCH, not the left one. Continue
up the hill on the trail until you reach the listed coordinates.
There is no reason to step off the trail at all. You can grab the
cache with both feet on the trail. You are looking for a small
round container two inches in diameter and four inches long. GPS
reception in the heavy tree cover is not great. I have averaged
numerous readings on many different days in an attempt to be
reasonably close. The hint should be helpful if your GPS is
bouncing around.
Please close the container tightly and return cache exactly as
you found it so that no part of the container is visible. If you
continue up and around the Section 36 Loop Trail, there are several
other caches for you to find.
This cache has been placed with the express permission of the
McDonald Forest Recreation Manager. This area is open from dawn to
dusk. This hike involves a bit of elevation gain... not painfully
strenuous, but definitely not flat. Sections of the trail may be
muddy during winter and spring, so I recommend sturdy shoes or
hiking boots. Please refer to the parking waypoint for the best
spot to begin your trek. There are trail maps at the kiosk next to
the parking area.
Congratulations to LiefPhotos for being FTF on this cache.