ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"> <head><!-- PageID 4509 - published by RedDot 7.5 - 7.5.1.91 - 24250 --> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Fun &amp; Games - National Trails - Top Trails in Yorkshire</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" /> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=7" /> <style type="text/css"> @import "/nationaltrails/css/nationaltrails.css"; </style> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="National Trails - Top Trails new blog posts" href="http://yorkshirenationaltrails.wordpress.com/feed/" /> <meta name="keywords" content="National Trail, Natural England, Pennine Way, Cleveland Way, Yorkshire Wolds Way, Pennine Bridleway, walking, biking, cycling, horse riding, orienteering" /> <meta name="description" content="National Trails - Fun &amp; Games" /> <meta name="DC.date.created" content="Friday, April 17, 2009 11:30" /> <meta name="DC.date.modified" content="Friday, May 15, 2009 11:43" /> <meta name="DC.creator" content="Yorkshire Tourist Board" /> <meta name="DC.identifier" content="http://www.yorkshire.com" /> <meta name="DC.publisher" content="Yorkshire Tourist Board" /> <meta name="DC.title" content="Fun &amp; Games" /> <meta name="eGMS.accessibility" scheme="WCAG" content="Double-A" /> <meta name="Robots" content="index,follow" /> <meta name="verify-v1" content="iCUsHkjP60XzeHScGBFTKGU5dwvHYzhrJhaVuUyuXZk=" /> <meta name="msvalidate.01" content="5A7BC3EDA0334FA29EB58BEC055F48DF" /> <script type="text/javascript"> function clearValue(field) { field.value=""; } </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> var theImages = new Array() theImages[0] = '/nationaltrails/images/Banner1.jpg' theImages[1] = '/nationaltrails/images/Banner2.jpg' theImages[2] = '/nationaltrails/images/new_banner_1.jpg' theImages[3] = '/nationaltrails/images/new_banner_2.jpg' var j = 0 var p = theImages.length; var preBuffer = new Array() for (i = 0; i < p; i++){ preBuffer[i] = new Image() preBuffer[i].src = theImages[i] } var whichImage = Math.round(Math.random()*(p-1)); function showImage(){ document.write('<a href="/nationaltrails/default.htm"><img src="'+theImages[whichImage]+'" alt="Top Trails in Yorkshire" title="Top Trails in Yorkshire"></a>');} </script> </head> <body> <div id="outerContainer"> <div id="innerContainer"> <div id="header"><script language="javascript">showImage();</script></div> <div id="topNavigation"> <div id="topNavigationSrch"> <form id="siteSearch" action="http://search.yorkshire.com/search" method="get" name="siteSearch"><input id="Searchtxt" class="search" name="q" onfocus="clearValue(this)" type="text" value="Enter keywords" /> <input alt="Go" src="http://www.yorkshire.com/images/structure/search.jpg" type="image" /></form> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/nationaltrails/default.htm" title="Home">Home</a></li> <li><a href="http://yorkshirenationaltrails.wordpress.com/" title="Blog">Blog</a></li> <li><a href="/nationaltrails/fun-and-games.htm" title="Fun &amp; Games">Fun &amp; Games</a></li> <li><a href="/nationaltrails/photo-gallery.htm" title="Gallery">Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/nationaltrails/try-a-trail.htm" title="Try a Trail">Try a Trail</a></li> <!--<li><a href="/nationaltrails/win.htm" title="Win!">Win</a></li>--> </ul> </div> <div id="mainContentPanel"> <!-- start: left navigation --> <div id="leftContainer"> <h1>Discover 300 miles of waymarked walking, mountain biking and horse riding across wild and wonderful Yorkshire landscapes. 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The basic idea is to locate hidden containers (called geocaches) and then share your experiences of finding them online. </P> <P><IMG hspace=7 alt="Geocaching in Yorkshire" vspace=7 align=left src="/images/content/Geocaching(4).jpg" width=130 height=130>This Pennine Way Geocache Trail has been designed for novices as well as seasoned pros. There's a total of ten geocaches of varying difficulty between Malham and Hawes. </P> <P>Take it easy and look for just one a day or, if your feeling energetic, the whole trail can be done in two days, but remember you'll need to have found the first eight caches to access either one of the final two cachesýÿcrack the combination code and a final reward could be yours.</P> <P><A name=geocache><STRONG></STRONG></A>These are the geocaches; you can see them and the questions that need to be answered by logging onto <A href="http://www.geocaching.com/">http://www.geocaching.com/</A> and using the GC codes:-</P> <P><BR>cave and karst&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GC1P2JX<BR>cistercian&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GC1P2P3<BR>sinkhole&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GC1P2PT<BR>hill of the winds&nbsp; GC1P3F6<BR>greenlanes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GC1P2JX<BR>sssi&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GC1P2RK<BR>devils causeway&nbsp;&nbsp; GC1P2R6<BR>turburary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GC1P3EW<BR>Malham finale&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GC1P3D4<BR>Hawes finale&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GC13EM<BR>&nbsp;</P> <P>GPS receivers can be hired from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Information Centres at Hawes (tel: 01969 666210) and Malham (tel: 01969 652380).</P> <P><STRONG><A name=earthcaches><STRONG></STRONG></A>UK's first earthcaches </STRONG><BR><IMG hspace=7 alt="Cleveland Way" vspace=7 align=right src="/images/content/Cleveland_Way(1).jpg" width=130 height=130>The Cleveland Way has become the first long distance route in the UK to have a series of educational earthcaches. Earthcaching, an off-shoot of the adventure game Geocaching (pronounced geo-cashing), is treasure hunting for caches that the Earth has stored and, unlike geocaching, does not use stored containers - their treasure is what people learn about our planet when they visit the site. Anyone with a GPS unit can try to locate each of the eight caches, collecting the geological and industrial heritage information (and photographs) necessary to 'claim a find', without having to leave the well marked trail.</P> <P>These earthcaches are listed below; you can see them and the questions that need to be answered by logging onto <A href="http://www.geocaching.com/">http://www.geocaching.com/</A> and using the GC codes</P> <P><BR>1. GC1G4TX - THE GLACIER HAS GONE<BR>2. GC1G4VA - THE WAINSTONES<BR>3. GC1G4VE - IRONSTONE MINING<BR>4. GC1HGB7 - ALUM WORKING AT<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BOULBY<BR>5. GC1HNE2 - DEFENDING RUNSWICK<BR>6. GC1JA3P - IT'S RAVENSCAR'S FAULT<BR>7. GC1JNXJ - CORNELIAN BAY<BR>8. GC1JNZV - FILEY BRIGG<BR>&nbsp;</P> <P>Nobody has yet claimed them all while walking the whole route - a special place is reserved for their name in the "Roll of Honour", part of the Filey Brigg earthcache.</P> <P><BR><STRONG><A name=relay><STRONG></STRONG></A><IMG hspace=7 alt=Filey vspace=7 align=left src="/images/content/Filey_beach(1).jpg" width=130 height=130>Relay Race</STRONG><BR>The Cleveland Way also has a relay race along it on the <STRONG>28th June</STRONG>. Starting in Filey and finishing in Helmsley 109 miles (176km) later, teams of up to 16 people (with at least one female) run a series of legs of different lengths and difficulty. The event is aimed at running and orienteering clubs, though other clubs with a fit and active membership are welcome to participate. Each runner must cover a distance of at least five kilometres. The North York Moors Athletic Club are the organizers and you can find out more on their <A title="This link opens in a new window" href="http://www.nym.ac/race_routes/cleveland_way_relay.htm" onkeypress="window.open(this.href, '','');return(false);" onclick="window.open(this.href, '','');return(false);">website</A>&nbsp; </P> <P><BR><STRONG>Try a Trail<BR></STRONG>If you are eager to get out into the fresh air and sample some outdoor activities, but are unsure what to do, how far to go or how fit you are then the Try a Trail routes are perfect for you and give a fine example of the fuller trails.</P> <P>Click <A href="http://www.yorkshire.com/nationaltrails/try-a-trail.htm">here</A> to see the full walking, cycling and horse riding routes available.</P> <P><BR>&nbsp;</P> <P><BR>&nbsp;</P> </div> </div> <!-- end --> </div> </div> <div class="clear20"></div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <p><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://www.yorkshire.com/images/structure/bt-share.gif" border="0" alt="Share" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></p> <p><a href="#top">Skip to top of page</a></p> <p>Registered Office: Welcome to Yorkshire, Dry Sand Foundry, Foundry Square, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 5DL, United Kingdom<br /> Company Limited by Guarantee no: 2896762 | VAT No. 170 4702 85</p> </div> <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script><script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-2073763-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> </body> </html>