This cache is located between the C & O Canal and the WMRT Bike trails at a local bike shop within sight of bike trails. I have been wanting to make my first Maryland cache unique. Hopefully I have done that!! Not only is this cache different than anything you have ever seen, but the location has special meaning to us. It was looking for Snurt's caches on the WMRT several years ago that intrigued us enough to really get into geocaching. These bike trails have lots of great memories for us. I'm glad our first Maryland cache brings us back to the place that we started.
Maryland's Bike Trails
Maryland has some of the nation's premier bike trails.
The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) rail-trail offers 141 miles of hiking and biking between Cumberland, MD, and Homestead, PA, near Pittsburgh. We biked this crushed stone surface last year from Homestead, PA to Cumberland, then we picked up the C & O Canal to Washington DC. This continuous trail of 325 miles, was a truly a trip of a lifetime for us.
The Western Maryland Rail Trail (WMRT) can be accessed here in Hancock. This 23-mile bike trail is all paved. Hancock is a great location to access the trail. This trail offers a smooth nearly flat ride through the mountains plus scenic vistas and a bit of history and geology for added enjoyment. The pic above was taken on the WMRT a couple years ago, near Hancock on the WMRT trail.
The Cache
This cache is located at a local bike shop. Thanks to Dennis Hudson of C&O Bicycle for giving us to permission to place a cache at his store. Dennis and his staff have helped us with repairs and tubes several times on our bike trips thru Hancock. Thanks to Darren Button for sharing such a creative cache idea.
You will not be looking for anything you have ever seen before. Like all unique and custom built caches, it will require you to use great care in finding the cache and replacing it. This cache is in plain view. You may find Ground zero to be about 7-8 feet from the cache, interference from the buildings caused me to take the coords close by not exact. Please take note how you found the cache and be very careful to replace it exactly as you found it. Hours went into it's making.
Caution - Do not attempt this cache if you have a heart pacemaker.
Stop in and tell Dennis thanks for supporting our hobby. He might even be good for a hint should you need one.
Nearby Unique and Amazing Gadget Caches
Only minutes away and east on I-70 you will be entering the West Virginia Eastern Panhandle. The WV Panhandle has "one" of the highest concentrations of favorited caches anywhere in the United States !. Cachers have awarded over 8000 favorite votes to caches in this county. The Martinsburg Visitor's Center will award you a beautiful geocoin for finding 12 WVTim caches on the Gadgets of Berkeley County Geotrail (Geocaches on this trail all start with GBC ). With lots and lots of AMAZING caches on this trail, you will truly EARN your coin. While your nearby visit Wild and Wonderful West Virginia and enjoy your caching experience!