Euclid Creek LbNA #4054 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Blaze  |
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| Plant date: | May 26, 2003 |
| Location: | |
| City: | South Euclid |
| County: | Cuyahoga |
| State: | Ohio |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | forever searching |
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| Last found: | Jun 29, 2008 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFm |
| Last edited: | May 26, 2003 |
Located in Euclid Creek Reservation
Nearest city: Euclid
Difficulty: Moderate
Equipment needed: Long pants, rugged shoes or boots, mosquito repellant, cloth or wipes for clean-up.
The Euclid Creek Reservation of the Cleveland Metropark system is a long, narrow corridor of green in the midst of an urban setting. It follows the beautiful Euclid Creek, which was formed by the convergence of many small run-off streams from further south, heading into Lake Erie.
DIRECTIONS
Take I 90 to the East 185th St. exit; turn south and go under the overpass. Cross over St. Clair and stay on what becomes Nottingham. Cross a set of railroad tracks. When the road intersects Euclid Ave. at the traffic light, keep going straight; you are now on Highland. Soon you will see the Euclid Creek Reservation sign; turn right here.
Drive past the Highland Picnic Area and small parking lot on the left. The road curves to the right. Watch for a 30 m.p.h. sign, a crosswalk, and a snake curve sign; park in the small parking area on the left side of the road. The sign in front of you will say NO WADING.
CLUES
Walk north on the All-Purpose Trail. At the first crosswalk, walk across the road and turn right (north) on the dirt/gravel trail. This is a Fitness Circuit, with numbered activities at periodic intervals. There is a lot of squirrel and chipmunk activity in this area. You will pass activities numbered 9 through 13, and then see a basin-shaped run-off drain on the left side of the trail [Note: this drain may now still be clogged with dirt/sticks/rocks etc. from recent storms]; keep going. Shortly after you pass Activity #14 (push-ups) on the right side, you will see a squirrel signpost on the left. From this post, walk about 43 p (left + right) at 30 d. on the trail. See a tree that lies perpendicular to the left side of the trail, with three good-sized trees in a line, leading uphill, on its left. The other end of the fallen tree points to a large hollow stump, the hiding place of the Euclid Creek Letterbox. Probably the best way to climb to it is right alongside the fallen tree, as much as possible...although you are still likely to encounter MUD.
When you are finished, you might want to cross the road where the squirrel signpost was so you can walk south on the All-Purpose Trail alongside Euclid Creek to return to your car.
Nearest city: Euclid
Difficulty: Moderate
Equipment needed: Long pants, rugged shoes or boots, mosquito repellant, cloth or wipes for clean-up.
The Euclid Creek Reservation of the Cleveland Metropark system is a long, narrow corridor of green in the midst of an urban setting. It follows the beautiful Euclid Creek, which was formed by the convergence of many small run-off streams from further south, heading into Lake Erie.
DIRECTIONS
Take I 90 to the East 185th St. exit; turn south and go under the overpass. Cross over St. Clair and stay on what becomes Nottingham. Cross a set of railroad tracks. When the road intersects Euclid Ave. at the traffic light, keep going straight; you are now on Highland. Soon you will see the Euclid Creek Reservation sign; turn right here.
Drive past the Highland Picnic Area and small parking lot on the left. The road curves to the right. Watch for a 30 m.p.h. sign, a crosswalk, and a snake curve sign; park in the small parking area on the left side of the road. The sign in front of you will say NO WADING.
CLUES
Walk north on the All-Purpose Trail. At the first crosswalk, walk across the road and turn right (north) on the dirt/gravel trail. This is a Fitness Circuit, with numbered activities at periodic intervals. There is a lot of squirrel and chipmunk activity in this area. You will pass activities numbered 9 through 13, and then see a basin-shaped run-off drain on the left side of the trail [Note: this drain may now still be clogged with dirt/sticks/rocks etc. from recent storms]; keep going. Shortly after you pass Activity #14 (push-ups) on the right side, you will see a squirrel signpost on the left. From this post, walk about 43 p (left + right) at 30 d. on the trail. See a tree that lies perpendicular to the left side of the trail, with three good-sized trees in a line, leading uphill, on its left. The other end of the fallen tree points to a large hollow stump, the hiding place of the Euclid Creek Letterbox. Probably the best way to climb to it is right alongside the fallen tree, as much as possible...although you are still likely to encounter MUD.
When you are finished, you might want to cross the road where the squirrel signpost was so you can walk south on the All-Purpose Trail alongside Euclid Creek to return to your car.