Mountain Walk is a circular series of 20 geocaches to the north of Penycae. We set off on the 5.5 mile circuit with the intention of recording as many of the finds as possible and yet we only achieved 9! That’s a success rate of just 45%, but why did this happen? In this article we will be taking a look ...

Ddraig’s Big Day Out – North Wales Mega 2016 Friday 5th August There are some fantastic events planned for the week building up to Geocaching’s North Wales Mega 2016. On Friday 5th August, there will be activities for everyone at Chirk Boathouse on the banks of the Llangollen Canal. With plenty of caches old and new nearby, there will be a ...

Conwy Adventurer Ash Dykes Completes World First Expedition: Traversing the Length of Madagascar Conwy adventurer Ash Dykes, has become the first person in history to successfully walk the entire length of Madagascar, from south to north, summiting its eight highest mountains on his way. Part of his training for the expedition took place in North Wales, as Ash walked across his native country ...

Suitable for Ninjas – GC2EVT3 Difficulty: 5 Terrain: 5 “Geocaches are rated for difficulty and terrain using a 5-star scale. One is the easiest, five is the hardest. The difficulty rating covers time and effort in finding the cache (and possibly in signing the log) once at the coordinates. The terrain rating covers the physical effort of arriving at the ...