Train to McBaine
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- Created by:
Unitzoid
- Submitted by:
Unitzoid
- Start at:
N 38° 58.659 W 092° 33.662
- Location:
United States
- Play Time:
3 to 4 hours
- Date Added:
9/20/2015 6:15 AM
- Last Updated:
9/20/2015 6:36 AM
- Downloads:
113
- Completions:
5
Prepare for a journey on the Katy Trail that follows the train to McBaine! To begin, proceed to the parking area / trailhead in either Rocheport or McBaine, Missouri. Please note that the Katy Trail is only open from sunrise to sunset.
About This Cartridge
Stretching from Clinton to Machens, Missouri, the Katy Trail became one of the most impressive rails-to-trails conversions in the country. Two hundred and thirty seven miles of railroad were eventually converted to crushed limestone suitable for hiking and bicycling. The first section opened on April 28, 1990 between Rocheport and McBaine. This portion will be the focus of the Wherigo as a celebration of the Katy Trail's twenty-fifth anniversary.
Your mission is to traverse the distance between Rocheport and McBaine either by foot or bicycle. When you reach the parking area for either town, activate the Wherigo cartridge and follow the instructions. Please keep the Wherigo app active as it will track your progress and highlight landmarks and local notables along the trail. When you reach your destination, your progress will be checked and the location of the geocache unveiled.
Permission to place this geocache was provided by Missouri State Parks Superintendent Jim Gast.
Starting Location
Start at either the McBaine or Rocheport parking area for the Katy Trail. If you've been camping, Huntsdale is an optional starting point (but will result in a slightly longer journey).
Recent Cartridge Logs:
Phred312 wrote a note for it on 9/3/2021
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I am visiting the grandkids for a long weekend again. I got lucky and my unit saved the game from back in April so all I had to do was find the cache this trip. The final was located right where I anticipated. I was walking today and it was threatening rain and trying to rain for the duration of my walk. The caching gods were with me as I found the cache and didn't get wet. While the find is nice the best part was the family time back in April. Took pictures. Left signature. Thank you. Find 7897
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Phred312 played it on 4/18/2021
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I am visiting the grandkids for a long weekend. I started planning this outing about 4 weeks ago. Three of the four grandkids along with daddy made the trip. We started in Rocheport. We had a leisurely ride to McBaine. My phone said we rode about 9.5 miles and our ride time was a little over an hour. The whole trip was about 2.5 hours taking time to stop and explore the sights. I didn't get to go back for the cache since the kids didn't want to ride the extra distance. Hopefully the game will save the location for another trip.
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Firemnky played it on 4/25/2020
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A looong walk on this one. Probably should've brought the bikes but it was a nice walk. Amazed to see the the code to unlock the cartridge worked as the few codes we've attempted in the past never did. Also surprised there was no final coordinates to the final and hope the saved progress still works when we return for the final.
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dogda played it on 1/4/2019
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Found it. Very nice.
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