Princess Ledges Nature Preserve is part of the Medina County Park System. Park hours are from 8:00 a.m. to dusk. Please do NOT seek this geocache outside of these hours.
Parking coordinates have been provided. Access to this park is via Spruce Avenue, which is off of Pearl Road. Watch carefully for the park sign on Pearl Road-- it's easy to miss!
The sandstone that can be seen at Princess Ledges is called Berea sandstone. The stone itself was formed hundreds of millions of years ago and is composed of fine grains of quartz bonded by silica. Due to its hardness and chemical resistance, Berea sandstone is often used as a building material, and has been quarried in northern Ohio for nearly two centuries.
The rock formations that are here resulted from erosion (wind, and water freezing and thawing) that wore away at the softer rock layers. As the soft layers eroded, large blocks of rock called slump blocks fell away, leaving the stronger and more resistant Berea sandstone layers to form ledges.
These ledges are impressive to see at any time of year, but in wintertime, springs flowing from the rock formations create stunning pillars of ice.
Your round trip hike to the geocache location and back is about 3/4 of a mile.
You are looking for a medium sized container covered with camouflage duct tape. Please bring a pen with you to sign the log, and be sure to cover the container with natural material before you leave.
This geocache is placed with permission of the Medina County Parks. Permit # 085.