River Styx Park is a beautiful park in
southeastern Medina County. Previously laid out for condo
development by the former owner, this park now boasts 83.5 acres of
land with a 3.6 acre stocked pond for fishing and both natural and
paved hiking trails. The forest provides excellent nesting
opportunities for a variety of woodland bird species and many
birdwatchers come to this park to witness the diversity of birds
that migrate here.
A .75 mile hike will be required to get this cache. Begin in the
parking lot and walk to the information kiosk and follow the paved
path into the woods and to the left. Continue on the paved trail to
the nature trail located on your right and marked by a sign.
Would you like to find a cache?
Then take the trail fast, fast, fast.
This nature trail goes into the woods,
Past a bench and a fence made of wood.
Follow the trail down to the creek,
Across the bridge and up to the peak.
The trail twists and turns, goes up and down,
It's peaceful in here, do you hear nature sounds?
Walk along and enjoy the view,
Birds live in here, have you seen a few?
Now you're in sight of a large field of grass,
You're almost there - don't run out of gas!
Look to the right and there you will see,
A couple of large rocks in front of a V.
What's the V? Use your mind's eye,
Two trees form the shape where the cache will be.
The cache, a medium sized lock-n-lock container, is located
about 25 feet from the trail, so please do not bushwhack. After
finding the cache you can return to the nature trail and continue
to the grass, were the trail turns right, to finish the loop and
return to the parking lot. Please remember to cache in and trash
out. Park closes at dark.
This cache will expire on October 31,
2010.
If you have questions or concerns about any of
the caches in this challenge, please contact Shelley at
330.239.4814 or stender@medinaco.org.