Power Trails

Power Trails Series

A power trail (sometimes called Power Series) is usually considered a series of 25 or more related caches.

General Information

Ridgecrest and Trona are home to 5 power trail series totalling over 400 caches. Within a 100 mile radius there are at least 9 more bringing the total to at least 14 power trails totalling over 1,600 caches!

Below you will find all the info you need to grab those smileys while visiting our local area including a list of the caches and pocket queries of each trail. If you see a series NOT listed, please let me know and I will add them ASAP.

Please double check the conditions of each cache before attempting a search as some may become archived or go missing after this list was created. I will only remove a series when the entire series has been archived.

Food & Drink Series

The Food and Drink Series was started in December 2012 and has grown to over 100 caches scattered through Ridgecrest, mainly on Bowman Road streching all the way from the intersection of 395 and Bowman Road to the intersection of Trona Road and Bowman Road.

Difficulty ratings range from a 1.0 to a 5.0 and Terrain ratings range from 1.5 to 4.0. Here you will find traditional caches, multi stage caches, mystery caches and letterbox caches.

Because each cache has been placed by different CO's with different and unique containers, THIS IS NOT a travelling series! Please DO NOT pick these caches up, sign the log and place it at another cache while replacing one.

You are welcome to add a new cache of your own to this series, but if you are not local, please make sure you have someone willing to maintain it for you.

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Presidential Series

The Presidential Series started out as the Springer Road Series in January 2011 by Chris93555 but was adopted out and changed to the Presidentail Series in January 2013 by the BHS Geocaching Club. The series currently has 45 caches in the Springer Road/Jacks Ranch Road area. Each cache represents a United States President and the cache description tells biographical information on each one.

Difficulty ratings range from a 1.5 to a 2.5 and Terrain ratings range from 1.5 to 2.0. The series is made up of all traditional caches.

New caches will be added as new presidents are elected.

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Rails to Trails Series

The Rails to Trails Series was created in October 2011 by the BHS Geocaching Club and has continued to grow. This series of caches runs along the Rails to Trails that is just south of Ridgecrest along the 395 and then wraps around the hills and heads out by Brown Road. It has a mix of cache sizes and containers.

The actual trail is sand, packed dirt, pea gravel, and small gravel along the way. There are some dirt trails and dirt roads that can get you close to some of the caches as well as allow vehicle access to the trail. Our original idea was to walk it, but it's drivable up through #25 in a 2WD (We used a Toyota Sienna Minivan). You may want to detour around the bridge that is past that point unless you have a high clearance vehicle.

Difficulty ratings range from a 1.5 to a 5.0 and Terrain ratings range from 1.5 to 4.0. The series is made up of all traditional caches.

Because each cache has different and unique containers, THIS IS NOT a travelling series! Please DO NOT pick these caches up, sign the log and place it at another cache while replacing one.

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Trona Series

The Trona Series was created in February 2011 by Chris93555 and adopted out to the Ridgecrest Geocachers group in September 2012. The series has 94 caches about .2 miles apart along the east side of Trona Road. This is easiest to complete if heading North starting at Trona #1 (GC2NB6N). They are under rocks, in bushes, below signs, etc. Most are easy but a couple may be hard.

Trona Rd. is not a busy road but please do not stop on the road. There is enough room to pull over by every cache. The E.T. power trail in NV was shut down due to safety concerns, please be careful while pulling out onto the road so we can keep this trail alive.

Cell service is slim to none. Be prepared to be out there several hours. If you find a missing cache, please feel free to replace it. During the summer this area gets hot weather, 100+ degrees, so take plenty of water. The nearest gas station to Trona #1 is in Johannesburg, CA 93528. At Trona #94 take a left on Highway 178 and you will end up in Ridgecrest, CA where there are plenty of gas stations, restaurants and hotels.

Difficulty ratings range from a 1.5 to a 4.5 and Terrain ratings on all are 1.5. The series is made up of all traditional caches.

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Anort Series

The Anort Series was created in September 2013 by a group of cachers known as H.O.w.s. . The series has 89 caches about .2 miles apart along the east side of Trona Road. If you start at the south end of Trona and go north, you will be finding the caches in the order we placed them but the numbers are reversed. Hence the name Anort.

Difficulty ratings on all are 1.5 and Terrain ratings on all are 1.5. The series is made up of all traditional caches.

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Other Areas Power Trails

Within a 100 mile radius there are at least 9 more Power Trails adding an additional almost 1,300 caches!

Old TV Shows Series

The Old TV Shows Series is 46 miles southwest of Ridgecrest located on the 14 between California City and Mojave. It was created in November 2012 by Tehachapi Fords. The series has 25 caches, each named after favorite old TV shows from the 50's, 60's and 70's. We hope they bring back some good memories.

All are hidden along a frontage road. For the easiest parking, start at TV 1 and you will be on the right side of the roadway.

Difficulty ratings on all are 1.5 and Terrain ratings on all are 1.5. The series is made up of all traditional caches.

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John Wayne Series

The John Wayne Series is 48 miles southwest of Ridgecrest located on the 58 outside Mojave heading to Barstow. It was created in March 2012 by Tehachapi Fords. The series has 40 caches, is a tribute to John Wayne's film career. We have enjoyed MANY hours watching him in both western and military films.

Difficulty ratings on all are 1.5 and Terrain ratings range between a 1.5 and 2.0. The series is made up of all traditional caches.

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Planes, Trains and Automobile Series

The Planes, Trains and Automobiles Series is 52 miles south of Ridgecrest located located off the 395 towards Kramer Junction. It was created in December 2011 by Team Stevecat. The series initally started with 225 caches and currently has over 500.

The series was originally broken up into 3 sets, planes, trains and automobiles but as it hs continued to grow it now includes boats, space shuttles, and more. This list ONLY contains the original caches placed by Team Stevecat. Since there are many more, you can research those on your own. This Map shows the caches around the area to help you. You may need to zoom down several times to get them all on one map.

If you start at the Mystery cache and go south, you can reach planes section which contains 80 traditional caches. You will then loop back to the Mystery cache and go easy to reach the trains section, which contains 65 caches. Once you've looped back again to the Mystery cache and go west, you will reach the automobile section, which contains 80 caches. The automobile series ends about 2 miles from Highway 395.

Difficulty ratings on all are 1.5 and Terrain ratings are all 1.5. The series is made up traditional caches and one Mystery cache (GC39040).

You are welcome to add a new cache of your own to this series, but if you are not local, please make sure you have someone willing to maintain it for you.

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Dreams Series

The Dream Series is 57 miles south of Ridgecrest located off the 395 towards Kramer Junction across from the start of the Planes, Trains and Automobile Series. It was created in December 2011 by nascarfamily5. The series has 25 caches each named after an Australian town, 1 for each letter of the alphabet.

Difficulty ratings range between 1.5 and 3.0 and Terrain ratings range between 1.5 and 3.0. The series is made up of all traditional caches.

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Wandering Heroes Series

The Wandering Heroes Series is 59 miles south of Ridgecrest located on the 395 heading to Kramer Junction. It was created in July 2012 by Alan victor. The series currently has 54 caches.

Difficulty ratings range between 1.5 and 2.0 and the Terrain ratings range between a 1.5 and 2.5. The series is made up of all traditional caches.

You are welcome to add a new cache of your own to this series. If you wish to extend this series, dedicate a cache to a fellow geocacher. If you are not local, please make sure you have someone willing to maintain it for you.

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Australian Cities Series

The Australian Cities Series is 70 miles south of Ridgecrest located off the 15 Freeway off Silver Mountain Road outside of Helendale. It was created in February 2011 by Alan victor. The series has 26 a Premium Member Only caches each named after an Australian town, 1 for each letter of the alphabet.

Difficulty ratings on all are 2.5 and Terrain ratings on all are 2.5. The series is made up of all traditional caches.

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Sneakers Series

The Sneakers Series is 70 miles southeast of Ridgecrest just north of Victorville. It was created in March 2010 by Socal ZukiCachers. The series has 32 caches.

Difficulty ratings range between 1.0 and 2.0 and Terrain ratings range between a 3.0 and 4.0. The series is made up of all traditional caches.

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The Cowboy Series

The Cowboy Series is 74 miles south of Ridgecrest located off the National Trails Highway outside of Victorville. It was created in June 2011 by Alan victor. The series has 31 Premium Member Onlycaches, and is a tribute to cowboys from the 50's and 60's.

Difficulty ratings range between a 2.0 and 3.0 and Terrain ratings range between a 2.5 and 3.5. The series is made up of all traditional caches. You need not have a 4wd vehicle but a high clearance vehicle is recommended.

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Route 66 Series

The Route 66 Series is 88 miles southeat of Ridgecrest located on Route 66 just outside of Newberry Springs. It was created in January 2011 by Team Stevecat. The series has 800 caches, is a tribute to Route 66. This historic road ran 2,448 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles, and brought millions of travelers on the road trip of a life time! It even inspired the popular song. How many people drove these roads singing "Get your Kicks on Route 66"!