The North Country National Scenic Trail Geotrail (NCTGT) is a collaborative effort among the North Country Trail Association (NCTA) and the Allegheny National Forest Chapter (ANF chapter) of the NCTA. 100 individual caches are hidden approximately a mile apart on the ANF chapter’s 100 mile section of the North Country Trail. This section runs from the New York border to the PA 66 trailhead South of Marienville, Pennsylvania.
Each cache in this geotrail is unique and can be logged individually. However, for a real challenge, and to earn a commemorative North Country Trail pathtag, you could find 50 of the NCTGT caches and retrieve the hidden code words written on the inside of the lids of each of the 50 caches that you find.
The Geocaching Codewords Sheet with spaces to write the code words for each of the 100 caches is found on the ANF Chapter of the NCTA website at www.northcountrytrail.org/anf.
When you find a cache, write its code word or letter on the corresponding spot on your Codewords Sheet. When you have found any 50 NCTGT geocaches and have the corresponding code words written on the sheet, send it with your name, geocaching name and address to the address on the Geocaching Codewords Sheet.
Shortly after sending in your sheet, you will receive your North Country Trail pathtag that will forever remind you of the real treasure that you gained by completing the NCTGT. That treasure is experiencing a large portion of a national treasure that we are very lucky to have pass through our part of Pennsylvania.
Go to www.northcountrytrail.org/anf for more information on the trail and access points in the Allegheny National Forest.