Rocks and Locks Geocache Series
Along the rail trail in Lehigh Gorge State Park are countless relics. Connect with the past while discovering unique geologic features and historic structures from the Lehigh Canal on this geocaching adventure with 5 stops between White Haven to Rockport.
Stop 1: Geology Rocks!
N 41° 03.885 W 75° 46.310
Stop 2: Linesville Creek
N 41° 03.134 W 75° 46.314
Stop 3: Rattling Run Falls This Cache
Many tributaries cut through the, like Rattling Run Falls. It is a stunning example of a stepped cascade. The water here falls over beds of rock from the Mauch Chunk formation. The layers of sandstone are cross-bedded, meaning they were deposited on a nearly flat plane, but the beds below were laid down on a sloping surface, rather like brush strokes going one way and then another way on a canvas.
6.8 miles further down the trail, Buttermilk Falls is another striking cascade over the same Mauch Chunk sandstone.
Stop 4: Lock 24
N 41° 00.191 W 75° 43.804
Stop 5: Lock 22
N 40° 59.263 W 75° 42.827
