This cache is placed with permission. Please follow all park rules, noting that the park is open Sunrise to Sunset (no night caching, please).
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AMNHA Geo-Path Series
AMNHA: Trail Entrance Portal
Passport: Lands Less Visited
Series: Lands Less Visited
Password: Located in the logbook
Hours: Sunrise to Sunset
Parking Options: See waypoints
A Marker Built by Hand
In 2002, someone put a great deal of time and effort into building this large rock trail entrance portal.
It was not part of the original quarry system or a formal historic structure. Instead, it appears to have been created to help visitors recognize a trail entrance that was easy to miss.
Helping People Find the Way
At that time, the Nature Preserve included a woods road shown on Arabia Mountain trail maps as an approved route to the rock outcrop.
Even then, the trailhead at the outcrop was difficult to distinguish, and visitors often had trouble locating it. The entrance portal was likely built as a practical landmark, giving people a clearer signal that they had reached the right place.
It is a simple feature, but it reflects the way visitors and caretakers have helped shape how people move through the landscape.
A Route Still in Use
The woods road is now used primarily for emergency access to the rock outcrop and is gated at Klondike Road.
Though its purpose has changed, this portal still stands as a quiet marker between the managed trail system and the rougher terrain beyond.
Sometimes the smallest landmarks are the ones that help a place make sense.
Are You Ready To Find More Geocaches?
Come explore the
Arabia Mountain PATH
and earn trackable prizes along the way.
The
AMNHA Geo-PATH
is a geocaching program spread along more than 30 miles of trail. Many geocaches are waiting to be discovered.
Download the passports
Geocaching Adventures Passport
Completed the passports?
Choose one of the following options to claim your prize:
Scan and email the Arabia Alliance Team
Scan and mail Arabia Alliance office
Fill out the AMNHA Geo-Path Prize Form
Each cache is classified in one of the following series:
• Adventure Labs
• Arabia Mountain Adventures
• Geocaching 101
• GeoTour
• Lands Less Visited
• Lithonia's Historic Hike
• Panola Mountain Pathways
• Past and Present Passages
• South River Stroll
Additional Links
Trail Maps and
Landmarks
Learn and
Activities
Tips for Hiking in the Summer Heat
Tips for Avoiding Ticks
Winter Hikes and Winter Wildlife
Waypoints and
Adding or Viewing Coordinates
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