Gems of Rockbridge Geocaching Trail

What is GEOCACHING?

Geocaching is a global high-tech treasure-hunt in which participants use a combination of online clues and GPS coordinates to find “caches” (hidden containers ranging in size from an ammo box to a bottle cap). The caches are often hidden in unique and interesting places which participants may never have discovered on their own, but some are concealed as mundane objects in plain sight. Currently, there are over 1 million active participants and approximately 985,000 caches hidden in over 100 countries.

For more information about geocaching, please visit www.geocaching.com.

What is the Geocaching Trail?

The Gems of Rockbridge Geocaching Trail is being developed as part of an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant to enhance the gateway communities along the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway. The grant funds projects that promote sustainable tourism and enhance the local community while protecting the area's natural beauty and cultural heritage.

The Geocaching Trail consists of 10 strategically placed caches highlighting the natural beauty and cultural heritage of Rockbridge County. Participants who complete the trail will receive a commemorative coin featuring the Gems of Rockbridge Geocaching Trail on one side and the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway on the other side.

Learn more about the Geocaching Trail by watching this short news clip.

Geocaching Trail Information

Download a copy of the trail passport or pick up a copy at either the Lexington or Buena Vista Visitor Center.  Once the passport is complete, bring it back to either the Lexington or Buena Vista Visitor Center to redeem it for your commemorative coin.  The completed passport can also be mailed to: Lexington Visitor Center, 106 E. Washington Street, Lexington, VA 24450.

Two travel bug hotels have just been added to the trail.  Pick up a travel bug (or trackable coin) at either hotel hotel, and help them reach their destination by moving them to another cache.  Special Gems of Rockbridge trackable coins are also available for sale at either visitor center for $10.

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