GPS Adventure Maze Down Under - Whittlesea
Are you ready for an A-Maze-ing Adventure?
A GPS Adventure Maze Exhibit is down under and will make it's third appearance at The Whittlesea Event (GC8EW40) on the 19th - 20th of November, 2022.
The GPS Adventure Maze Exhibit is a rare event icon that originally appeared in the USA in 2007. The Exhibit, initially hosted by Geocaching HQ, travelled around the USA and Canada until 2015 before being retired. The Czech Geocaching Association were allowed to create their own maze in 2013 and it first appeared in Prague of that year. The Czech maze travelled to the UK and Germany in 2015, back to the Czech Republic in 2017, to Austria in 2018 and Czech Republic in 2022. The Texas Geocaching Association began their own maze in 2019 and appeared in Fort Worth in that year. It has travelled to Georgia, Ohio and Kansas in 2021. Finally, GeoNord are bringing the maze to France for the first time ever in 2022.
This maze, created by Geocaching Victoria, will be the third maze in the southern hemisphere and will make Australia only the 7th country in the world to host a maze.
This is a really big deal!
But what exactly is it?
A GPS MAZE is a special type of event cache. It is a travelling educational exhibition that appears at MEGA and GIGA events and is designed to teach people of all ages about GPS technology and geocaching. Until now it has taken place at limited locations in North America and Europe. Through partnership with Geocaching.com, we offer you the opportunity to visit a GPS Maze exhibition for the third time in Australia!
The very rare GPS Adventures Exhibit icon is earned by completing this Exhibit and signing the logbook.
Further details can be found by following this link.
Foundation Friends of the Maze.
This Adventure MAZE Exhibit is being brought to you by Geocaching Victoria, in association with Geocaching.com and through funding from some very gracious sponsors. But to make this maze absolutely A-Maze-ing, a very special group of geocachers assembled, called Foundation Friends of the Maze (FFOTM) who pledged their support and helped bring this incredible experience to Australia.
How can you help support the Whittlesea Maze.
Easy, head over to the Geocaching Victoria online store and order your GPS Maze merchandise. We have geocoins, T-Shirts, sling bags, UV Torches as well as stickers and maze pens. you can pre-order yours HERE to make sure you don't miss out.
Want to Attend?
This Adventure Maze Exhibit will be in the Cattle Shed, which is part of the showgrounds at The Whittlesea Event on the weekend of the 19th to 20th of November, 2022. There is disabled access, plenty of parking and restroom facilities. The Adventure Maze Exhibit is totally free to attend and is open to the general public.
Exhibit Hours:
- Friday 18th – 5pm - 7pm – Special pre-event opening for Foundation Friends of the Maze and VIPs only.
- Saturday 19th – 9.00am – 5.00pm – Open to the public
- Sunday 20th – 9am – 12pm – Open to the public
We anticipate the highest crowds to be on Saturday morning, so if you can wait, please consider coming on Sunday.
What should you know?
- Except for the Friday afternoon pre-event for the Foundation Friends of the Maze, entry to the maze is on a first-come-first serve basis.
- Only a limited number of people can be admitted into the maze at a time.
- We anticipate the longest lines to be on the Saturday morning and the shortest to be on the Sunday morning.