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Explore downland, wetlands, woodland, historic parks, nature reserves and fortifications with Isle of Wight Geocaching.

Geocaching is an international adventure game for GPS (Global Positioning System) users. A cache is something concealed in a location, usually in a public place. The game is to find the cache and, with Isle of Wight Geocaching, explore the Island and discover its nature and heritage. You don’t need to know much about GPS technology to play geocaching. All you need to do is enter into the handheld GPS unit a series of numbers - a ‘waypoint’ - which specifies where the cache is hidden.

In pursuit of the caches you will encounter many aspects of the Isle of Wight's rich and varied landscape; its soaring cliffs, wetlands and chalk downland.

Isle of Wight Geocaching has two guided training trails, one at Brading Down and one at Appley Park, Ryde. Events are held regularly at these locations - look out for details on the Isle of Wight Council's Park's and Countryside walks programme.

All cache details are uploaded to geocaching.com and can be accessed from this page. Can you find them all? Explore downland, wetlands, woodland, historic parks, nature reserves and fortifications in your quest for the caches. Good luck!