Geocaching along the rail trail
What is Geocaching? It is an outdoor treasure hunting game using a GPS enabled device.
Players navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at each location.
There are millions of geocache hidden around in the world and over 30 right on our very own rail trail.
Check out Geocaching.com to sign up for an account and for more details.
Geocaching with a smart phone
Download the Geocaching app
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Go to location and type in New Boston
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That brings up a map of all the geocaches in town.
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Toggle to the rail trail, click on any geocache and navigate to the hidden spot.
Geocaching with a GPS
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You need to go to Geocaching.com
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Follow directions to create an account
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Then go to finding a geocache and type in New Boston.
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Download the rail trail caches to your GPS.
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After the geocache is found, you must sign the log and record that you found it.