Enjoy a loop walk around scenic Serpentine Lake in Hyde
Park in Westminster. If you begin at Hyde Park Corner, the walk will take you
about 1.5 miles and maybe 60
minutes as you search for the 5 caches and enjoy the views. You can also begin at
the Serpentine Bridge car park and walk east to Hyde Park Corner, although you
will have to circle the lake to catch them all. Posted hours
for the park are 5am to Midnight, and it must be very beautiful on a moonlit
night. The park is lush with flowers right now, and the large green open spaces give
it a sense of peacefulness. Dozens of park benches line the walkways for a quick
lunch or a lingering visit with a good novel. The Serpentine boating lake is
filled with birds at this time in the season (February), but will soon be a
popular boating lake when the weather improves.
Hyde Park #04 will be found at the coordinates above, which will lead you
to a location of the Boat Houses and a great view of The Serpentine Lake.
Skaters will be carving up the tarmac behind you, and dog walkers or bird
feeders will be competing for space on the pavement.
You will not need to leave the pathway to retrieve or replace the cache, but
you should be mindful of the foot traffic along the pathway, since it can be
quite busy on even the coldest or wettest day.
The cache contains a log only, so please bring your own pen or pencil. When
replacing the log, make sure it is protected from view just as you found
it.