


Then download the geocaching app onto your smart phone. It’s really simple – you just need a smartphone and a pair of walking boots. You can visit find caches in Devon, and organisations such as the South West Coast Path and Devon Wildlife Trust also offer ways to get involved. Devon also has the advantage of hundreds of miles of public walkways, cycle routes and bridle paths, which are perfect geo-caching territory. We’ve over 25,000 geocaches in Devon waiting to be discovered, many of them in stunning locations off the beaten track. What makes Devon such a good place to go geocaching? There are 2,247,888 active geocaches and around 6 million geocachers worldwide – and a good number of these are in Devon. Geocaching is basically treasure hunting, where you and other geocachers use a GPS to hide and seek containers. Read more about geocaching in South Devon and on Dartmoorįind more active things to do across Devon
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Official Devon asked its very own geocaching expert, Laura Holt, to explain how to do it, what you need, and where to go. Thousands of people have taken up geocaching in Devon in the past couple of years because it provides another good way to enjoy the great outdoors, and the digital/treasuring hunting element is excellent bait when it comes to getting children to join in too. Geocaching: otherwise known as treasure hunting in the digital age, or a good walk made even better.
