This event is part of the 33rd Annual Paoli Peaks Open House weekend. Come check out all the festivities over the weekend!

The Paoli Peaks Geocaching Challenge is a family friendly (beginner to intermediate level) race where you and your team will search for hidden caches using a GPS receiver. The race will require minimal gear and include hiking and trekking across the slopes of Paoli Peaks. You may be faced with some puzzle like clues while you search and log your visits on your passport (provided). Team members start and finish the race together, taking on the challenges and working together along the way.

Planet Adventure will provide you with the GPS coordinates to a set of specific cache locations. Each cache will have a different point value based on the distance from the start/finish area, as well as the difficulty of the hide. You will have 1 hour total to find and earn as many points as possible, while still returning to the finish before time runs out (penalty points will be assessed for late finishers so be on time).

Remember... Sometimes you cannot navigate directly to a cache by going straight in the direction your GPS receiver points - there might be a river or other obstacle in the way. It is up to you to find the best route to each cache, remembering to respect the environment and your fellow teams...   Seems pretty easy!

Date: Sunday, November 7

Location: Paoli Peaks, Paoli Indiana

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• Physical Address: 2798 West County Road 25 South, Paoli, IN 47454

Race Day Schedule:

• 11:30am-1:45pm Team Check in and Race Day Registration Remember to arrive early to plan your route!
• 12:00pm-2:00pm Team Starts
• Teams can start anytime between 12:00pm and 2:00pm, their individual race clock is one hour from the time they start.
• Penalty points will be assessed at 1 point lost for each minute late teams return to the start.
• 3:00pm Race Course Closed

Entry Fee: $25 Per TEAM for teams pre-registered. $30 per TEAM for registration on Race Day

• Entry includes 1 passport/clue sheet. Teams may consist of any number of members (1+).
• Online Registration will CLOSE at 6:00pm on Saturday, November 6

Teams are open to all ages, each team must consist of at least 1 adult over 18 to compete. All racers must sign waiver, children under the age of 18 must have their parents signature to participate.

General Rules:

1. Respect fellow racers, do not remove any caches.
2. Replace all caches as you found them, notify race directors if missing.
3. LEAVE NO TRACE! No littering and no trespassing
4. DO NOT dig, break, climb, etc. into, onto, over anything to get to a cache.... you get the idea.

Required Gear:

• GPS Receiver, any type that allows coordinate waypoint entry. We are working with various sponsors to have a few loaner GPS units available.
• Writing Utencil

Optional & Allowed Gear:

• Digital Camera
• Water/Snacks