Task · part of 8. Choose one of four routes, and three of them carry a clock
8(c). Hide a public geocache, and take on three months of maintenance
Optional May not apply Often forgotten
The largest route here. Before setting it up you share a three-month maintenance plan for which you are personally responsible; afterwards you follow the logs for thirty days with permission; and you must archive the cache when you stop maintaining it.
Notes and warnings
Warning. The heaviest route on the badge, and the commitment outlasts the badge. Before setting the cache up you share a three-month maintenance plan for which you are personally responsible; after setting it up you follow the logs for thirty days; and you must archive the cache when you stop maintaining it. Read requirement 2(b) again before choosing this.
Where this step comes from
- Geocaching Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 8(c) · Requires a three-month maintenance plan shared with the counselor before the cache is set up, 30 days of following the logs afterwards with permission, and archiving the cache when maintenance stops. It points at the merit badge pamphlet for the hiding guidelines.