This is a FUN one where Mom's and Dad's will have to put little ones on their shoulders to find as this is how we hid it - with my little boy standing on my shoulders and placing and hiding the GC. The GC is slighly off the beaten track in order to try and limit muggles, but please be aware of beady eyes who may come and muggle the GC after you've left. On weekends there's plenty traffic along these trails, but obviously be aware of your personal safety and security. You can park very close to this GC but rather park at Emmarentia Dam - Botanical Gardens entrance and take a short (<0.5km) walk to the GC - you won't regret this little extra.
PLEASE REPLACE AS YOU FOUND IT...!
The Braamfontein Spruit and the trails alongside are a true gem that not many cities in the world can compete with - an artery that runs right through the heart of the city, from North to South. Constantly frequented by Mountain Bikers, Runners, Walkers, Dogs and sadly some up-to-no-gooders.
We ride here often and believe that there should be a GC every 200m of the approx 25km of spruit, from Emmarentia Dam to Paulshof - we're starting slowly but keep a lookout for the continuation of this series.
Our little boy started geocaching with us at the age of 3 in Dec 2014 and absolutely loves it, especially the GC's large enough to have lots of goodies to look through. He's now almost as good as us at finding GC's that are within his reach/height.!
Accordingly, he was very excited to hit the shops to buy goodies, bottles, notepads, pencils, etc and to pack his 'treasures' ready for deployment.
We discussed this hiding place with him and agreed where the GC should go. He hid it for other kids (& adults) to enjoy finding, opening, looking through, trading and enjoying.
This is a small / medium GC, well disguised and hidden inside of a natural object. Not meant to be a difficult find nor is the terrain challenging. Note that my GPS had 3m accuracy at all reading times. You can park quite close to the GC, but rather take some time and walk a longer distance - most popular is from Fratelli's to Emmarentia and back. If you're on wheels or a fit walker, than take a route around Emmarentia - also known the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens where there are also a number of GC's.
There is a pencil and sharpener to sign the log book and keep the pencil sharp. You can trade small items and please do.