17-20
		Thompson Park Countdown
		Forsgate Drive, Jamesburg (Monroe Township)
		04/13/2002
		2 1/2 hour hike. Easy hike with occasional moderate hills.
		Be careful, as the path in the woods can get muddy and slippery in wet weather. Also, watch your step as many small animals live in the area and sometimes hide under piles of leaves; for their sake, be careful. Hikers and mountain bikers are also part of the local ecosystem; please be respectful of each other. If you feel adventurous, you may even want to go find the boxes on a mountain bike yourself, but watch out…going too fast may make you miss a turn. Although every attempt has been made to place boxes in areas that should not become overgrown, nature is often unpredictable; please let us know if the boxes become unreachable. Park your car by the lake, at the bottom of the sleigh riding hill. Go over the hill, staying on the east side of the open field. You will find the entrance into the woods at the end of the field, towards the east. At the fork, go left; then, at the T, go left again. What you are looking for is in a leaning hollowed-out tree near where the iron horse jumps over the water. Go back to the T and follow the path you have not explored yet. At the next intersection, take the path at 254°. Cross the short and then the long bridges. Go up in the direction of the blue arrow and follow this larger path uphill along the curve. At the T take the path at 248°. From the big tree coming out of its skin near the top of the hill, go 14 paces at 268°. Your treasure is hidden inside a tree. Continue on the orange trail and at the next T take the trail at 235° on the yellow trail. At the edge of the woods, you may find something useful, but not necessary to continue. From this intersection of many paths, follow the blue arrow. Stay on the blue path across the bridges and along the river. At HJ2 by the brook, turn right on red. Hayden has been waiting for you, a little up the road, since June 17. After visiting with Hayden, go back to the blue path and continue on it for a while. At the park road (not trail!), turn right. As you reach the big clearing, leave the road and follow the edge of the woods at 100°. At the other side of the clearing, almost at the corner, a small unmarked path on your right enters the woods. Follow it for 8 paces. The final treasure is under the woodpecker's log to your right.
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