This cache is a small lock-n-lock hidden along a road that intersects the yellow trail near Pelton Pond and runs towards the campground. The name will be self-evident when you reach ground zero. Park at the Pelton Pond parking area and pick up the yellow-marked Pelton Pond (PP) trail at the east end of the parking lot, at the trailhead coordinates. You may find a Fahnestock trail map athttp://parks.ny.gov/parks/attachments/ClarenceFahnestockTrailMap.pdf
This Cache is placed as part of the 2019 Taconic Region Geocache Challenge. The NYS Parks Saratoga - Capital region and the Central region will be hosting similar challenges!! Find 45 challenge caches in the Taconic Region and stamp your passport to earn a trackable geo-coin. Ten caches found in the Sara-Cap and/or Central Region Challenge can be used toward the Taconic Challenge. Are you up for the challenge? Visit www.parks.ny.gov to print your passport and learn more about the 2019 challenge. Passports also available at participating parks and historic sites.
Be sure to check each park or site’s unique web page for possible trail maps and other facility specific information. https://parks.ny.gov/regions/taconic/default.aspx