Hidden in Shades Mills Conservation Area. I always like hiking this park, close to Cambridge but feels far away! I especially love to walk along Mill Creek upstream of the reservoir. This Geocache is on the far side of the stream, you must follow the Toyota Way Trail to the bridge to cross the stream. It is a beautiful walk along the creek that I enjoy each summer. Once across the creek follow the dark blue arrow signs that will take you 2.5 KM looped hike through this forest ending by coming back over this bridge and takes the same trail back to your car as you came in on. Taking the yellow or red loops are significantly longer hikes (but will get you to these caches as well)
Follow the dark blue arrows to go to these caches. (You can also take the red or yellow but they are a longer hike.)
From the GRCA website: "Shade's Mills has been called the best-kept secret in Cambridge. Favourite activities in this day-use area include swimming, sport fishing and canoeing. The conservation area has 12 km of hiking trails through a mature hardwood forest that winds along Mill Creek. There is good fishing for northern pike, perch, largemouth and smallmouth bass in the 32-hectare (80 acre) reservoir behind Shade's Mills dam. It is open for cross country skiing, snowshoeing and ice fishing during the winter."
Regular entrance fees apply. There are now automated gates present. If you do not have a seasons pass you should be able to pay using crdit cards at the automated gate, otherwise you will not get in unless there is someone on the gatehouse....and that is rare, usually only busy summer weekends (10 to 4 or something) is the gatehouse manned. There are also limits on number of visitors at a time so park may not admit if it is at capacity (peak summer weekends). Please check website to plan appropriately or call the park directly: 519-621-3697 . Season passes are available see the GRCA website for details and current entrance rates. https://www.grandriver.ca/en/grand-river-parks.aspx If you live in the area you can "check out" and borrow a park pass from the local library for a few days (a great way to check out the parks and see if you want to invest in a full season pass). Park closes at dusk.