Basics

  • Unless otherwise specified, the cache should lie within 2 miles (3,2 km) of the dummy coordinates.
  • There must be a distance of 161 meters between physical GC waypoints (including cache locations)

Here are the items you should check within the GC page:

  • Description
  • Cache name
  • Main body of the page
  • Source code of the page
  • Owner
  • Related web page (top of page, just above dummy coordinates)
  • Dummy coords, check on Google Maps and StreetView (this could give a hint)
  • Waypoints
  • Background image (especially if hosted on a different website than geocaching.com or amazon)
  • Attributes (they can give hints but also be converted to numbers)
  • Photo gallery
  • Bookmark Lists
  • Trackables
  • GC Number (can be used as cipher key, converted to decimal)

Search for :

  • Google about keywords
  • Search for images and their alt-text
  • Search for any coordinates and numbers
  • Geohash
  • Search for items in group of 10, 14 or 15
  • Check within geochecker