Geocaching in the Léguer ValleyOur family treasure hunts

Geocaching in Brittany: our treasure hunts on the Pink Granite Coast!

If you’re looking for an adventure in the great outdoors, Brittany has just the idea: a geocaching session in the Léguer Valley! Whether you’re a local or on holiday with us, this is the perfect opportunity to discover the natural heritage of the Pink Granite Coast… and maybe come across a few korrigans at the corner of a cache. On your GPS. Ready to go? Let’s go, geocachers!

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Geocaching? What is it?

Geocaching is a treasure hunt! Equipped with a GPS, the whole family sets off in search of “caches” or “geocaches”. The caches, hidden by other geocachers, can vary in size and level of difficulty. Something for young and old explorers alike!

All you have to do is print out a route map and download a GPS trekking application onto your smartphone. Then enter the GPS coordinates of the starting point and, as a family, answer the various riddles that will help you to reach your destination and, above all, find the geocaches!

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Our 8 family treasure hunts

Gone are the days when picking up pretty stones or singing was enough to get your children or grandchildren to follow you on your walks? These days, you have to be even more ingenious to get them off the sofa and get them to look up from their smartphones! The good news is that they can keep it in their hands while following the route indicated by the GPS! It’s a great way to get children out and about without them even realising it… Geocaching is clever, isn’t it?

Family geocaching

5 good reasons

#1 to motivate the whole family to go on an adventure

Smartphone in hand, children and parents set off in search of riddles to solve! And with treasures hidden in caches, no-one realises how much time they spend walking. They’re not going for a walk, they’re going treasure hunting, and that makes all the difference! And don’t forget that there are 12 badges bearing the effigy of the Léguer Valley’s emblematic animals to collect… So 12 times more opportunities to go on a geocaching session in Brittany!

#2 Discover top-secret corners of Brittany

Remarkable trees, preserved natural treasures… The Léguer Valley is home to a rural heritage that can be quite unusual! We’re betting that even those of you from the Trégorrois region could be in for a surprise along the way. Perhaps the search for your next caches will be synonymous with discovery?

#3 To share moments between generations

Family bonding is priceless! The children are proud to show the older ones how the GPS works, while the parents let themselves be guided… Without forgetting to slip in a few anecdotes to help solve the riddles. The more the merrier… the more geocaches you find!

#4 To reconnect with the present moment and nature

You don’t need any theoretical knowledge to solve the riddles – just observe your surroundings! As you walk along, your surroundings will often give you the answer to help you find the next box.

#5 Because it’s free and open all year round!

To find your way around our treasure hunts with your smartphone, you can download GPS navigation applications like Locus Map for Android.

Treasure hunts

in the Léguer valley

Chasse au trésor de la Vallée du Léguer - Sur la montagne de Goariva

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The essentials

to be a good geocacher

A checklist of essentials before setting off geocaching in Brittany!

Smartphone or GPS (with geocaching application installed and offline maps if possible)
External battery
Compass (as a back-up if the GPS fails)
Pen/pencil (for signing logbooks)
Personal notebook or logbook (to record your discoveries)
Small items to swap (goodies, toys, key rings)
Torch (useful for caches in the dark or at the end of the day)
Gloves (for handling caches in vegetation or dirty places)
Tweezers/small hook (for removing stuck logbooks)
Spare waterproof bags (to protect damaged logbooks)

Bonus: a little glossary for (real) geocachers

Logbook: a notebook used to indicate that you have found the cache, and in which you enter your username and the date you found it.
Log: action of signing the cache logbook.
BYOP: acronym for “bring your own pen”, to indicate that you need to bring your own pencil to sign the logbook. This is often the case for small caches!
D/T: stands for Difficulty to solve the cache enigma, and Terrain for ease of approach to the cache. These two criteria are rated on a scale of 1 to 5.
Geocache: also known as a “cache”, this is a box or container that includes a logbook for geocachers’ signatures.