Hampshire’s Countryside

Geocaching step by step

You will need a GPS navigational unit. costing around £100
Programmable navigation targets (waypoints)
Weatherproof and shockproof
Integral compass and distance calculation

Register at www.geocaching.com
Search for interesting caches in your area
Print off the chosen cache page which gives you all the details you need including the coordinates and relevant clues
Transfer the coordinates into your GPS

Navigate to your cache
Use the arrow on your GPS receiver to lead you
Use the distance check to see how far you have to go
Geocachers have a great saying to help protect the environment where caches are hidden... "cache in, trash out!"  When you are close, check your clues, Look hard and think!

Check out the contents
Open the box... it is clearly labelled as a geocache. Inside you may find... small tokens to take and keep, a travel bug, a disposable camera, a  log book
Write your comments in the book.
Take a token, but put one of your own in its place.
Take a picture of your group.
Take the travel bug if you are planning to visit another cache
Put the cache carefully back where it was

Log your find back at home
Log on to geocaching.com
Record the details of your find
Let the world know where the travel bug is!
Share comments, pictures, and experiences with other geocachers
Get ready to visit your next cache

The final graduation is placing your own cache for others to find, but please follow our guidelines, and the guidelines set by the GAGB, to ensure that your cache does not cause a problem to other users of the countryside