Geocaching in ArberLand
Where is the treasure? This is a high spot during Kinderland days in the County of Regen: Geocaching! A treasure hunt with GPS. Also with coordinates, tins and a log book. What exactly is geocaching?
Numerous people, children as well as adults, are now fans of geocaching as a leisure activity. They hide tins with small items in them and a notebook (log book), put the coordinates of the place on the internet (e.g. www.opencaching.de) and sometimes combine the hunt with puzzles and tasks to do.
For example: at N 49° 06.796, E 012° 54.054 follow path No. 1 to the top of the mountain.
Searching for Treasure and Experiencing Nature
Other children and adults take a GPS device and hunt for the treasure. They describe their visit in log books on the relevant websites and even meet up at so-called caching events.
Fun, secrets and adventure in natural surroundings – the Bavarian Forest is a very popular geocaching area. Whether it’s finding a small yellow Nesquik tin on the path between the Great and Small Arber mountains or answering many questions about local legends – every day there are people out with GPS devices.
And the logbook entries show how they much enjoy their hunt. "Wonderful view", "Fascinating location", "gorgeous walk": Geocaching in the heart of the Bavarian Forest, in ArberLand, is always worthwhile.
The Beginning of Geocaching
This modern form of treasure hunt started in May 2000, when American David Ulmer hid a can of bits and pieces in the forests near Portland/Oregon and published its location on the internet. Soon after that, the first people with GPS devices went in search of the can and Geocaching was born.
For more information, geocaching maps, data banks and log books: www.geoclub.de, www.geocaching.de, www.opencaching.de und www.geocaching.com .
Numerous people, children as well as adults, are now fans of geocaching as a leisure activity. They hide tins with small items in them and a notebook (log book), put the coordinates of the place on the internet (e.g. www.opencaching.de) and sometimes combine the hunt with puzzles and tasks to do.
For example: at N 49° 06.796, E 012° 54.054 follow path No. 1 to the top of the mountain.
Searching for Treasure and Experiencing Nature
Other children and adults take a GPS device and hunt for the treasure. They describe their visit in log books on the relevant websites and even meet up at so-called caching events.
Fun, secrets and adventure in natural surroundings – the Bavarian Forest is a very popular geocaching area. Whether it’s finding a small yellow Nesquik tin on the path between the Great and Small Arber mountains or answering many questions about local legends – every day there are people out with GPS devices.
And the logbook entries show how they much enjoy their hunt. "Wonderful view", "Fascinating location", "gorgeous walk": Geocaching in the heart of the Bavarian Forest, in ArberLand, is always worthwhile.
The Beginning of Geocaching
This modern form of treasure hunt started in May 2000, when American David Ulmer hid a can of bits and pieces in the forests near Portland/Oregon and published its location on the internet. Soon after that, the first people with GPS devices went in search of the can and Geocaching was born.
For more information, geocaching maps, data banks and log books: www.geoclub.de, www.geocaching.de, www.opencaching.de und www.geocaching.com .
