Sweet Trail Cache Traditional Cache
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This cache has been placed along the Sweet Trail, a four mile long trail that stretches from Longmarsh Road in Durham to the Great Bay Estuary in Newmarket. The Sweet Trail leads hikers by a remarkable array of upland forests, freshwater wetlands and tidal salt marsh. In 1973, shipping and oil magnate Aristotle Onassis planned to build the world’s largest oil refinery on these lands here on Durham Point, with a pipeline stretching all the way out to the Isles of Shoals. Had those plans materialized, they would have forever changed the nature of Great Bay and New Hampshire’s coast. In 1974, however, the plans were defeated by well-organized local residents who understood these lands’ value for nature, recreation, and beauty.
The Sweet Trail twists and turns through lands protected, owned and managed by the town of Durham, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NHFG), the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) and private landowners. The lands were protected by the Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership (GBRPP), with TNC serving as the lead acquisition agent. Funding for land conservation was provided by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the North Atlantic Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), municipalities and private sources. Since 1994, the Partnership has protected more than 5,000 acres of ecologically significant habitat around Great Bay.
We owe these organizations and others like them our gratitude for having the foresight and initiative to protect our forests, wetlands and shorelines for all to enjoy.
This trail is named in appreciation of Cyrus and Barbara Sweet for the inspiration to connect people and nature; the leadership to join the land to the sea; the support to link conservation lands together with this trail; and the vision of hope for the next generation that they too may enjoy the beauty of Great Bay.
For Sweet Trail map and to learn more about the Sweet Trail, go to (visit link)
Be sure to wear orange during hunting season. Cache container is a camo’d micro. Dogs must be kept on leash per Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership request. Parking is along Dame Rd. PK2PQ43 Parking (Trailhead) N 43° 06.365 W 070° 54.050.
I hope you enjoy my first hide.
Congratulations to Froedo Bagginz for FTF!
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