Named for the Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene, who did battle with Britain's General Cornwallis at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. This cache is just a short distance from the site of that battle on March 15th 1781.
The cache is located on the Nat Greene Trail which is a very scenic trail that runs along the shore of Lake Brandt through a small pine forest that gives way to beautiful hardwoods. There are all kinds of wildlife in the area including many species of birds. Also, look for the very large silver birds (with landing gear down and full flaps extended) as they soar above Lake Brandt headed for the Piedmont Triad International airport. Yes, you will be in the final glide path to PTI.
The Nat Greene Cache is a three part multi-cache.
The first two parts are micro caches (camouflaged medicine bottles) containing only the coordinates of the next location inside. The third is the actual cache, which is a medium size clear Rubbermaid container, with the picture of our famous general. The final cache is located
1.00 mile from the trail head at the Lake Brandt marina.
The cache will best be found by entering the Nat Greene Trail from the parking lot at Lake Brandt marina at the following coordinates: N36 10.023 W079 50.268. There you will see a large wooden sign with a map of Greensboro City Lake's trails. You may enter the trail from the Lake Brandt Greenway, but that will make for a much longer hike, with some backtracking.