The Cedar River Trail
(CRT) is a King County Trail that follows the Cedar
River from where it enters Lake Washington in the City
of Renton upriver to the community of Landsburg at the
boundary of the City of Seattle’s Cedar River Watershed.
At 17.4 miles in length the CRT is a paved, off-road
trail for the first 12.3 miles, and features a soft
surface for the last five miles.
The trail follows a historic railroad route between the
river and State Route 169, and passes through or near
Renton, Maplewood, Cedar Mountain, Maple Valley, and
Rock Creek. It offers views and access to Lake
Washington, downtown Renton, Cedar River Park, Maplewood
Golf Course, Ron Regis Park, Cedar Grove Park, and Maple
Valley.
The CRT also provides excellent views and access to the
Cedar River along its length. Between Renton and Maple
Valley the CRT is popular with bicyclists and skaters
and provides both recreational and non-motorized
commuting opportunities.
At Maple Valley the trail intersects the Green-To-Cedar
Rivers Trail, which runs through central Maple Valley,
then continues to the more secluded Rock Creek area and
onto Landsburg in a wooded river valley. This
soft-surface segment is popular with off-road
bicyclists, joggers, walkers and equestrians.
THE CACHE SERIES
The caches currently on
the CRT average a listing date of 2011 with the oldest
being placed on 2007. This series will focus on caches
placed from Riverview Park east to the trail's terminus
in Landsburg which is east of Maple Valley which
is just under 12 miles of the trail.
THIS CACHE
Whether you are starting
your CRT adventure here at Landsburg or wrapping up a
long ride on the CRT, this trailhead has a huge parking
lot, benches and access to the Cedar River.
To change things up a
bit, I wanted to make the end or beginning depending
upon your preference as a multicache. I promise, this
wont be a 25 stage multi where you need to get info down
my section of the trail. Instead, this is going to be a
much easier multi with the final fairly close to
the listed coordinates. So, with that in mind, lets get
down to business. THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED
COORDINATES. I just want to make that clear. To get
the coordinates for the final, you simply need to take a
look at the trail board at the list coordinates to get
the numbers need for the missing coords.
THE CACHE CAN BE FOUND
AT:
N 47 22.ABC
W 121 58.DEF
A) The fourth digit of
the King County Code pertaining to dogs on leashes.
B) On the Trail Rules
sign, the fifth digit of the King County Code number
cited on the sign.
C) Number of bullet
points noted on the Trail Rules sign.
D) Third digit on the
Park Hours sign.
E) First digit on the
Park Hours sign.
F) Fifth digit on the
Park Hours sign.
Check sum for the missing
NORTH digits is: 22
Check sum for the missing
WEST digits is: 17
GOOD LUCK!