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The Story of the Yawgoog Trails

Appendix H: The Patch Trader Geocache

Take a Patch - Leave a Patch!

N 41° 31.023'  W 071° 48.716' (Datum: WGS84)
Pachaug State Forest, Voluntown, Connecticut
 

Introduction

A geocache is a hidden "treasure" placed at a set of coordinates. The coordinates are entered into a GPS receiver, which is used to direct the seeker to the geocache. Descriptive clues also help in locating the cache.

The public is invited to participate in this geocache! It is near an intermittent stream, so a good time to go is within a few days of a good rain. When visiting this cache, please bring an embroidered patch/appliqué with you. Although most of the patches in the cache are likely to be Boy Scout patches, a Scout patch is not required. Patches are available from the gift shops of many tourist attractions, craft/notion/button stores, local police and fire departments, and eBay. Even if you don't have a patch, this cache is in a tranquil spot.
 

Access

Hiking from Yawgoog: Start at the Narragansett Trail where Camp Yawgoog Road meets the Rhode Island/Connecticut border. Follow the blue-blazed trail north then west to Green Fall Pond. The trail follows the shore of the pond south to a dam. The trail descends into the ravine below the dam and follows the Green Fall River south to Green Fall Road. The trail follows the road southwest (right), going uphill briefly to a small parking lot on the left, where the trail enters the forest. The coordinates of the parking lot are N 41° 31.299'  W 071° 48.659'. The hike to this point is about 2.4 miles (3.9 kilometers). See the description of the Green Fall Pond Area for more hiking details.

Driving from Yawgoog: From Camp Yawgoog Road (Green Fall Road in Connecticut) at the state border, proceed southwest on the unimproved dirt road about 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) and bear right (northwest) at the intersection with Denison Hill Road. After another 0.6 mile, a small parking lot will be reached on the left as the road climbs uphill. The blue blazes of the Narragansett Trail enter the forest here.

Driving from Connecticut: The easiest access by car is from the intersection of Route 49 and Sand Hill Road in Voluntown, near the North Stonington town line. Proceed east on Sand Hill Road (which becomes Green Fall Road) for 1.4 miles (2.3 kilometers) until you reach the small parking area on the right.
 

The Geocache

From the parking area, follow the blue blazes of the Narragansett Trail south. In approximately 5 to 8 minutes (about 0.25 mile/0.4 kilometer), the trail crosses a stream, then crosses an intermittent stream about 1 or 2 minutes later. The cache, behind a small pile of stones, is approximately 60 feet (18 meters) west-southwest of the point where the trail crosses the intermittent stream; the cache is uphill from the trail. It is a clear plastic container with a white lid.

Please make sure each plastic bag in the geocache is zip-sealed before putting the lid back on! Each bag has a silica gel packet to absorb moisture.

If needed, an extra hint is below with more detail:

10 feet west of 3 tall trees growing from same base
 

What's Next?

After visiting the cache, please leave an entry in the online logbook in Geocaching.com. Summer campers at Yawgoog are encouraged to participate in the GeoScouting program at the Campcraft Center. More caches are listed in Geocaching.com. Please also see the GPS links.
 

Maintenance and Questions

The geocache is maintained by David R. Brierley. Please feel free to send questions, comments or concerns about the cache to info@EcoEmploy.com.