Geocache Description:
11% of the roads in Harford County are dirt or gravel. The county refers to them as "earth" roads. See GCA82N9 for more information.
These various caches take you around Harford County to "experience" these roads from the past.
Three "earth" roads in northwest Harford County. They are located south of Route 136- Harkins Road and east of Route 23- Norrisville Road.
#22 AYRES CHAPEL
#23 HITCHCOCK
#24 CARICO LANE
Cache Description:
Ayres Chapel Road connects Route 23 and Harford Creamery. The area is sometimes called DRY BRANCH due to the fact that a nearby stream often dries up in the summer. I am sure that this is true in this past summer of 2023.
Ayres Chapel; on Route 23 dates back to 1896. It is also called the Dry Branch Methodist Church.
The bridge on Ayres Chapel Road crosses Jackson Branch. the road is about 1 mile long.