Parking is available on Glendale Road in a designated off-road area. A Parking waypoint has been provided.
Click here for a trail map.
Be warned that hunting is permitted and blaze orange may be a good idea during hunting season. From the parking area, walk to the left of the signs and along the edge of the small wooded area to the tractor road that serves as the main trail. Follow this trail all the way north and to the west where you will reach a Trail Spur waypoint. The map suggests that there are signs but as of submission, there are no signs in the field.
Turn at this waypoint to the southwest to the Maple Tree Field Trailhead waypoint, which is the edge of another field. Follow the edge of the woods to find a massive, old maple tree! You'll have to wander off-trail a few feet, and please beware the thorns in the area! It's picturesque, but don't bother searching its base. There is plenty of shelter inside the tree for critters during different times and seasons. A few feet away will be the cache! You are looking for a snowman tin.
If you travel a few feet to the east you will find at the bottom of a hill a long, wide valley. (At time of placement, it was filled with water like a mini-brook.) This is actually the old Hampshire and Hampden Canal! The cache title is named based on this historic canal that runs through Southampton as well as the ancient maple tree close by!
Good Luck! Happy Caching!
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