Cache Description
The posted coordinates ARE NOT the cache location. This is the parking area for the DORBA trails and the Rowlett Creek Preserve. Your caching adventure begins at RCP90, the trail head for Loop 9. Here you will find a trail map attached to a wooden post as well as a trail marker. From this point, project a waypoint 235 feet away bearing 299.5 degrees. Your looking for a micro container, log only, byop...
Please Note if Hiking
If you are going to walk/hike this cache, please consider using the utility access trail along the power pole line to avoid any collisions with bicyclists! If you walk the trails, please walk in a counter-clockwise direction, against the bicycle traffic.
Park Description
Rowlett Creek Preserve trail is located in the city of Garland’s public multi-use park at the intersection of Castle and Centerville Roads. The trail is currently over 16 miles long and since it is built on a staked loop system a trail user can choose various loop combinations to obtain distances that vary from 1 to 16 miles. The trail is currently comprised of 14 connected loops; those numbered 1, and 7 through 14 are north of the parking lot and those numbered 2 through 6 are on the south side. These loops are numbered in the manner in which they were built so for those first time riders, the layout may not seem to be intuitive thus it’s a good idea to either follow someone that knows the trail system or bring along a copy of the trail map. The direction of bicycle travel for all loops is CLOCKWISE. About half of the trail mileage is in the trees with some areas that are tight and twisty. The rest is out in open with some fast, straight field sections. Most of the trail is flat with only a few relatively short climbs. There are a number of areas of the trail that come close to an edge mainly along one of the three creeks that pass through the RCP greenbelt. In general as the Loop ID number increases so does the skill level required to negotiate it. The trail maps are marked in ski area fashion with green, blue and black skill levels [i.e. easier, more difficult, and most difficult respectively]. This is a multi-use trail so please be considerate of all other trail users.
Posted Park Use Rules
• PARK USE HOURS – 6:00am UNTIL MIDNIGHT
• VEHICLES RESTRICTED TO DESIGNATED PARKING LOTS & PARK ROADS
• NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING
• NO LITTERING
• POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN OPEN CONTAINER IS PROHIBITED IN CITY PARKS
• NO LOITERING
• NO DESTRUCTION OF PLANTS OR PROPERTY
• NO GOLFING
Facilities
• Gazebo and 2 Picnic areas with 1 Charcoal Grill
• 2 Potable Water Faucet Bibs
• Paved Parking Lot with 130 spaces
• Covered Porta-potty
• Gas/Food within 0.5 mile
Bring the Family!
There are a number of other active geocaches in the area so pack a lunch and bring the family out to enjoy the park and get some smileys to boot. Remember to CITO and Happy Trails!