THE GEOCACHES
You’re looking for a geocache the size of a shoebox. If you’re lucky you might see a herd of friendly llamas that may greet you. This geocache is one of the many that have been placed for the 2023 West Bend $1,000 Cache Ba$h, with this year’s theme being Blast From the Past. There are 5 geocaches located here at Cedar Valley Retreat Center, all in close proximity to trails and placed with permission. Hours are from dawn to dusk. The management has asked that we please do not feed the animals! Parking is available in the parking lot at N43 28.120 W88 18.265.
THE GROUNDS
Cedar Valley Retreat Center is a wonderful 100-acre private property with trails, ponds, a creek, woods, prairies, farmland, sculptures, and numerous buildings that host people and events, including retreats and many kinds of art workshops. As part of the United Church Camps Outdoor Ministry, they welcome people to stroll the grounds to enjoy the peace and quiet of the outdoors. Suggested route to find the caches is to start with this cache at the farm and go in a “mostly” counter-clockwise direction, as shown on the helpful map presented below. Without the map it can be easy to get lost as there are numerous trails, some of which are not marked. None of the caches are near the main buildings. Two of the caches are letterbox hybrids so that geocachers have directions on when and where to turn on the trails. Total distance if following the map to the geocaches is approximately 1.5 miles round trip.
Usually most visitors are requested to check in at the main lodge when walking the grounds (they’re friendly folks), but for those seeking the geocaches here they can go directly to the caches without checking in. Since it is private property please stay on the trails as much as possible.
We hope you enjoy your walk at Cedar Valley!
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