Geocaching is a fun outdoor treasure hunting activity using GPS coordinates. Solving riddles and puzzles is an integral part of finding the hidden geocaches. Here are 55 riddles about different aspects of geocaching for geocachers to solve.
Riddles About Geocaching Locations and Hiding Places
Geocaches can be hidden anywhere – urban areas, parks, forests, mountains etc. The location and terrain make finding the geocache more challenging and fun.
Outdoor Riddles
1. You’ll find me hidden where trees stand tall, look for me snuggled where two trunks fall. What am I?
Answer: A geocache hidden where two fallen trees intersect.
2. Search high and low across the field of green, for the prize that waits where two fences meet. What is it?
Answer: A geocache hidden where two fences intersect.
3. Don’t swim or soak to find this cache, just walk the perimeter of the forest marsh. What will you locate?
Answer: A geocache hidden along the edge of a marsh.
4. The cache is hidden in plain sight, where grassy meadow becomes mountain height. Where is it?
Answer: A geocache hidden at the tree line between a meadow and the mountains.
5. It’s hidden in the desert, you’ll see, not too high up in the tallest tree. Where can it be?
Answer: A geocache hidden in a short desert tree or bush.
Urban Riddles
6. Look here and there, search high and low, for the prize hidden where two walls below. What could it be?
Answer: A geocache hidden in the corner where two walls meet.
7. Don’t get stuck in this urban maze, the cache is hidden in the alleyways. Where should you gaze?
Answer: Search the alleyways in an urban area to find the hidden geocache.
8. The tower rises high into the sky, the cache waits where eagles can fly. Where will you find this prize?
Answer: A geocache hidden at high elevation, such as on a tower.
9. Search not the tallest of trees, this prize is hidden with utmost ease. Where will you find the key?
Answer: An urban geocache hidden low to the ground.
10. Look below not above your knees, this treasure lurks where you feel the breeze. Where should you search with ease?
Answer: A geocache hidden down low in an urban spot.
Riddles About Geocache Containers and Appearance
Geocaches come in all shapes, sizes and camouflage. The container adds to the mystery and fun of hunting for the geocache.
Container Material Riddles
11. I’m made of plastic, lightweight and bright, I’ll protect the log from rain and keep it tight. What am I?
Answer: A plastic geocache container.
12. I’m made of metal, sturdy and tough, I hide my treasure secure and buff. What am I?
Answer: A metal geocache container like an ammo can.
13. I’m made of wood, handcrafted with care, carved and painted to blend in with flair. What am I?
Answer: A handmade wooden geocache container.
14. I may look like trash but give me a glance, inside treasure awaits if you give me a chance. What could I be?
Answer: A geocache made from an everyday object or trash item.
15. I’m squishy and stretchy, durable and water-tight, I protect the log book from rain day and night. What am I?
Answer: A watertight plastic container or tube.
Camouflage Riddles
16. My container is painted with bark and lichens green, I blend in well with the forest scene. What am I?
Answer: A geocache painted and camouflaged to match the forest environment.
17. I look like a rock, but open the hatch, inside me the log book you hope to catch. What am I?
Answer: A geocache camouflaged to look like a rock.
18. I may look like a pinecone, clumped and seedy, but inside is the cache if you find what you need. What could I be?
Answer: A geocache disguised as a pinecone.
19. My container is round with stripes of black and white, camouflaged in plain sight. What could I be?
Answer: A geocache painted like a bee hive or wasp nest.
20. I’m hidden in the woods where owl’s hoot, my container blends in like tree root. What am I?
Answer: A geocache with a container painted to look like a tree root.
Riddles About the Geocaching Experience
The thrill of the hunt and sense of community make geocaching an enjoyable hobby for many. These riddles focus on the fun and adventure.
Puzzle and Mystery Riddles
21. The posted coordinates lead to a clue, solve puzzle to find where I true cache will lead you. What is this?
Answer: A mystery or puzzle geocache.
22. The ciphertext note will confuse some, decipher the code to reveal where I’m from. What awaits?
Answer: A coded message leading to a mystery geocache.
23. The hint online points the way, seek where yin meets yang they say. What next?
Answer: A hint directing you to where opposites intersect to find the geocache.
24. The text is distorted, clues obscured, make haste to decode so cache can be lured. What’s the key?
Answer: Solving a puzzle to reveal coordinates to the hidden geocache.
25. Compass points and paces counted right, lead to buried treasure out of sight. How exciting!
Answer: Following a series of compass bearings and paces to find the geocache.
Thrill of the Hunt Riddles
26. With GPS in hand I traverse the land, seeking container hidden by another’s hand. Who am I?
Answer: A geocacher searching for a hidden geocache.
27. Over hill and dale, through brush and marshland frail, we hunt and seek for that mystic grail. What’s our aim?
Answer: Geocachers seeking out hidden caches on an adventure.
28. Past ancient trees and trickling streams, we forge ahead following GPS beams. What drives us on?
Answer: Geocachers hike through nature to find hidden caches.
29. At times frustration, when nothing’s found, but joy when the cache is unearthed on the ground. What’s this feeling?
Answer: The ups and downs of geocache searching.
30. A community of travelers near and far, connected online by an avatar. Who are we?
Answer: The global community of geocaching enthusiasts.
Riddles About Geocaching Equipment and Tools
Navigating to geocache locations requires some key pieces of equipment. These riddles are about the geocaching gear.
Navigation Riddles
31. With satellites above I calculate, your position on earth to locate. What am I?
Answer: A GPS device used in geocaching.
32. I have a digital compass within, I’ll help you navigate over hill and glen. What am I?
Answer: A GPS device used in geocaching.
33. View cache details and coordinates too, then navigate your way to find the clue. What device?
Answer: A GPS device used to navigate to geocache locations.
34. Pinpoint your location with ease, track distance and direction, the cache to seize. What tool?
Answer: A handheld GPS device used in geocaching.
35. I’m paper printed with squared grids, mark terrain features and the path you did. What am I?
Answer: A paper topographic map used as backup navigation for geocaching.
Essential Gear Riddles
36. Stash small valuables to trade and track, drop something in when you find the knack. What is it?
Answer: A personal geocaching kit or container.
37. Sturdy and trusty I give you traction, slip me on when the trail leads off track. What am I?
Answer: Hiking boots or trail shoes for geocaching trips.
38. Woven tightly I shield from the wind, drape me on for warmth when chill descends. What am I?
Answer: Outdoor clothing and layers for geocaching in comfort.
39. Perching atop your noble crown, I shade from the sun when caches are found. What sit aloft?
Answer: A hat to protect from sun during geocaching.
40. Clipped to pack or belt loop I ride, handy for stashing the cache inside. What am I?
Answer: A small backpack or pouch carried on geocaching outings.
Riddles About Geocache Contents
The real treasure is inside the geocache once found. These riddles provide clues about what might be inside.
Logbook Riddles
41. Sign name and date when the cache is found, record your journey where clues abound. What to pen?
Answer: Write in the logbook contained in the geocache.
42. Page by page, the names accumulate, some just nicknames keeping writers animate. What grows?
Answer: The collection of entries in a geocache logbook.
43. Names and dates mark those before, tails of the search from a multitude of lore. What to pore?
Answer: Reading the logbook in a geocache container.
44. Searchers come from both far and wide, their origins and stories scribed inside. Where to find?
Answer: Reading the logbook entries from previous searchers of a geocache.
45. Adventurers scribble with flair, of weather and terrain, their fortunes compare. What’s the buzz?
Answer: The written stories fillling a geocache logbook.
Swag Riddles
46. Some contain treasure more than a note, small toys and trinkets inside to promote. What’s the draw?
Answer: The swag contained in some geocaches.
47. Collectible coins and pins abound, small toys and oddities the containers surround. What to find?
Answer: The variety of swag and collectibles found in geocaches.
48. Things to keep and things to trade, take something and leave something displayed. How’s it played?
Answer: Trading collectible swag items in geocaches.
49. Only take a thing or two, leave the cache bounty for others too. What’s the code?
Answer: Only taking a couple swag items and leaving plenty for other geocachers.
50. Trinkets and treasures of all kinds, where people share what they can find. What bonds?
Answer: The sense of community from sharing swag and collectibles via geocaching.
Riddles About Geocaching Values and Etiquette
Geocaching has an ethical code and guidelines that make it fun for everyone. These riddles focus on geocaching values.
Environmental Riddles
51. Take nothing but photos when you roam, leave no trace but memories when you comb. What’s the creed?
Answer: Geocaching ethic of leaving no environmental trace.
52. Respect wildlife, don’t cause them fright, we’re but guests when we’re out of sight. How to treat?
Answer: Respecting nature and wildlife when geocaching.
53. Cache natural splendor through your lense, follow rules so experiences intens. How to treasure?
Answer: Capturing the beauty of nature through geocaching while following rules to protect the environment.
Etiquette Riddles
54. Only coordinates should be pursued, respect private property, heed “No Trespassing” viewed. What’s the code?
Answer: Respecting private property and no trespassing signs when geocaching.
55. Cache with stealth, seek with care, don’t reveal secrets or hideouts share. How to play fair?
Answer: Being stealthy when searching so muggles don’t find the geocache.
Conclusion
With 55 riddles ranging across geocaching locations, gear, experiences, values and more, this collection provides fun mysteries and insight into the worldwide hobby. Geocachers can test their wits, learn more about the activity, and be inspired to get outside and find some caches!
