Trail maps are available at kiosks at the trailheads or here.Ĥ. Passports will also be kept in the milk box outside the office door. Clues, a check list for each trail, trail maps, and passports can be downloaded from this page, or you can pick them up in the office which is open from 9 to 4 on Monday through Friday.
As a Flanders’ letterboxer participating in the launching of letterboxing at Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, you will also want the Flanders Passport.ģ.
You need to find a rubber stamp and will want to give yourself a “trail name.” This can be any nickname you choose such as “The Smith Clan” or might be inspired by the stamp you choose such as “Hiking Elephants.” You will also need a map, a set of clues and a logbook to record your “finds.”Ģ. Families with children of all ages, adults without kids, and scout troops are a few examples of letterboxers you might meet.ġ. Letterboxing is done by people of all ages, but is always done with an adult who can ensure that the letterboxes are replaced carefully. Who does this? Older kids? Younger kids? Just kids? Adults with kids? Adults without kids? Information and clue sheets for all Flanders letterboxes can be found at or At Flanders all letterboxes are hidden on, or near, trails maintained by Flanders. Letterboxers follow a set of clues to find “boxes” that have been hidden and to record their finds. Letterboxing is a treasure hunting activity done world-wide.
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Let’s get started! (Scroll below the list for answers to common questions on letterboxing)Ĭlick on a link below to download a printable version of this page, a Passport, and instructions and clues for each trail.Īn Introduction to Letterboxing at Flanders Nature Center & Land Trustįlanders 2014 Launching Series-Van Vleck Farmįlanders 2014 Launching Series-Marzahl Refugeįlanders 2014 Launching Series-Manville Kettleįlanders 2014 Launching Series-Hetzel Refugeįlanders 2014 Launching Series-Fleming Preserveįlanders 2014 Launching Series- Leavenworth Preserveįlanders 2014 Launching Series-Whittemore Sanctuary View of the Lakeįlanders 2014 Launching Series-Whittemore Sanctuary View of the Woodsįlanders 2015 Take a Hike Series: Van Vleck Farmįlanders 2015 Take a Hike Series: Hetzel Refugeįlanders 2015 Take a Hike Series: Fleming Preserveįlanders 2015 Take a Hike Series: Whittemore Sanctuary Anyone who hikes at least twelve of the letterboxing trails at Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, stamps the letters from those trails in their passport and presents their passport at the Flanders office will be asked to sign their Trail Name on our “Hall of Fame” board and receive a small prize! Each letterboxing trail will have one letter stamp. Those that plan to letterbox at Flanders will want the Flanders Passport. Letterboxers follow a set of clues to find “boxes” that have been hidden along hiking trails. At Flanders, the letterboxing clues include educational comments about the natural world.
Combining art and nature in a fun interactive way, letterboxing is a popular treasure hunting activity done world-wide. Flanders has planted several letterboxes on the family-friendly trails at their preserves and sanctuaries.
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