Geocaching Events
See our bookmark list with Geocaching Events we plan to attend and our event sponsoring terms.
Selection of Games and Contests
At many Geocaching events one or multiple games and contests are
organized. Participation is always voluntary and typically happens in Teams
of 3 to 5 persons.
Some of the possibilities are:
- TerraTouching
TerraTouching allows the automatic scoring of GPS tracks. Teams can get a score depedning on the navigation goals reached. Similar as with an orienteering hike teams can get points for visiting waypoints. - Cachathon
New caches of different difficulty are hidden for a Cachathon. Each Cache has a stamp and a FTF Cachathon token. Each team decides for itself which caches to hunt for and in which order. A ranking is determined by evaluating stamp cards, FTF token, GPS track logs and photos. - Poker Run
The game organizers keep 3 playing cards, all remaining playing cards are distributed among two caches. Participants retrieve one card from each cache. The team that together with the 3 kept cards reaches the highest poker hand wins.
- GeoGolf
Participants have to come as close as possible to a professionally measured point (the golf hole). Something like a Trimble GeoXT can be used to make the initial professional measurements of the Geo Golf holes.
- GPS Drawing
Using the "tracking" function of the GPS a figure has to be drawn.