The Overlook on the NRT Traditional Cache
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Enjoy the NRT!
This 6.5 mile section of the NRT is really overall very flat. This makes for a really good cardio work out with out the heart pounding climbs every few hundred feet as with some other greenways. However this cache is located near the only slight elevation found along the trail. The terrain will be much higher if you decide to ford the river and scale the bank. Enjoy the view. Please re-hide well.
This cache is placed along Raleigh's newest paved Greenway “The Neuse River Trail” or NRT. This greenway follows the Neuse River from the Falls Lake Dam to the WRAL Soccer Center. This section is currently 6.5 miles in length and will eventually connect to Horseshoe Park and the existing unpaved NRT near Anderson Point Park. When completed the NRT will be a total of 28 miles long and ending near Clayton.
It will also connect to the current Raleigh Greenway system that originates near Crabtree Valley along Crabtree Creek. In my opinion this is the nicest section of Raleigh Greenway to date. The terrain is mostly flat and makes walking, jogging, roller blades and bicycle riding very enjoyable.
This series of caches is intended to bring you to an awesome greenway either by bicycle or by foot. None are very hard to find and are not very far from the paved trail. The terrain ratings are adjusted based on the distance from parking. There are several parking areas to break up the walk or you may bike it as I did during placement. This 6.5 mile NRT can easily be ridden in approximately 45 minutes or less. As usual, plan a little longer if you decide to geocache your way along.
While placing these caches I saw many different sights that include and in addition to the river, a fawn, a doe, a ribbon snake, a small fox, a rather big water snake of some sort and the biggest mosquito(s) I have ever seen. I even ran into a geocacher out there who was cleverly disguised as a muggle. :-)
Speaking of muggles, the trail is already very busy so please watch out for muggles as they are everywhere. Be patient at GZ. Most of the caches are close enough to the trail that you can return to the pavement while signing the log. This will greatly help to deter muggles.
I talked with many of the muggles (people) along the trail and there is much excitement expressed around the completion of this section and of the overall 28 mile plan. It is a nice trail so get out and enjoy it as I have!
The greenway is open daily from dawn to dusk. Please obey the posted rules.
Parking is available at the soccer center but closes daily at 5 (subject to seasonal change). This parking is gated to protect the soccer fields.
There are several other parking areas and access points along the NRT. Plan for the one that better suits your needs. Coordinates for nearest parking are provided.
As always, enjoy the hunt!
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