Geocaching – Discover the route via GPS
25 years of the Industrial Culture Route – high time to rediscover the highlights of the industrial heritage in the Ruhr area. Grab your GPS device and explore the route on a geocaching treasure hunt!
For the anniversary you will find a geocache at each of the 27 anchor points. A geocache is a small box that you can find using coordinates and tips - whoever has found the treasure can write it down in a logbook. The geocaches become the respective Local Hero Weeks of anchor points unlocked in the anniversary year. In addition, in everyone Local Hero Week sent a Travelbug on its journey. This is a small item that wants to visit geocaches in other locations while fulfilling a mission.
At selected locations you can also explore the area surrounding the anchor points on our geocaching tours (multicaches). You start in one place at an anchor point and follow a trail of clues from monument to monument and finally reach the next anchor point. Explore the mining landscape in Kamp-Lintfort or hike along the Rhine. Traces the industrial history in Essen. Hike over the dumps or through the Ruhr valley.
Have fun finding!
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All information about geocaching and the free app can be found here: www.geocaching.com/play
If you have no idea what we're talking about, but we've piqued your interest, then take a look at the most important information here: https://www.geocaching.com/sites/education/de/
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Geocaching event on May 30, 2024, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m
On the dump near the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site
We would like to celebrate the 25th birthday of the Industrial Culture Route with, among other things, a load of new caches. To kick things off, we invite you on May 30th at 11 a.m. to the dump near the Zollverein Coal Mine UNESCO World Heritage Site. We would like to give you a little preview of the anniversary year and the caches you can look forward to. We are also sending the first Travelbugs on their journey. If you would like to exchange your own Travelbugs, you can store them here.
Registration required. Snacks and drinks are provided.
Register for the geocache event at:
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAPVWJ
Deadline: May 30, 2024
Time: 11:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Slag heap near the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site
N ° 51 29.073 007 ° E 02.464
UTM: 32U E 363985 N 5705530
After the geocaching event, there is also the opportunity to attend the family day on the grounds of the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site with free guided tours and other activities. You can find all information about this here: Family day at Zollverein!