Welcome to the Points East Coastal Drive
Geocache Challenge Treasure Hunt
Charge up your smartphone (or grab the GPS), plug in these coordinates and show us your treasure hunting skills! We have laid out 6 regional tours that have numerous geocaches for you to discover. Each cache in the form of a birdhouse with a letter on the side. Collect the letters, unscramble the phrase and let us know what you come up with!
The first three winners have already collected their treasure, but if you complete the challenge, let us know! Tag us in your adventures @pointseastcoastaldrive.
Three Rivers Tour
Montague Splash Pad : 46°9’28” N 62°38’39” W
(Hint: Follow the Path)
Montague Visitors Information Center : 46°9’54” N 62°38’49” W
(Hint: Red Maple)
Georgetown Kiosk : 46°10’46” N 62°31’53” W
(Hint: Aye' Aye" Captain)
Georgetown (AA MacDonald Gardens) : 46°11’3” N 62°31’56” W
(Hint: Big Tree)
Cardigan (Canada’s Smallest Library) : 46°13’53” N 62°37’8” W
(Hint: Sign the Guest Book!)
Total Driving Time : 27.7 km (29 minutes)
Splash Pad > VIC = 0.7 km (2 mins)
VIC > G’town Kiosk = 16.8 km (17 mins)
G’town Kiosk > Gardens = 0.6 km (2 mins)
Gardens > Cardigan = 9.6 km (8 mins)
Down by “The Bay”
Midgell Kiosk : 46°24’57” N 62°36’58” W
(Hint: Mussel Boats)
St. Peter’s Visitors Information Center: 46°24’54” N 62°34’47” W
(Hint: Map)
St. Peter’s Landing Shops : 46°24’59”N 62°34’48” W
(Hint: Geese)
Greenwich National Park : 46°26’42” N 62°40’55” W
(Hint: Check In)
Total Driving Time : 14.65 kms (15 mins)
Midgell > St Peters VIC = 4.4 km (3 mins)
St Peter’s VIC > Landing = 150 metres (1 min)
Landing > Greewich = 10.1 km (11 mins)
Souris - by - the - Sea
Souris Gateway Park : 46°21’24” N 62°15’54” W
(Hint: Lobster)
Souris Visitors Information Center : 46°21’17” N 62°15’11” W
(Hint: Tweet Tweet)
Souris Lighthouse : 46°20’45” N 62°14’49” W
(Hint: Look East)
Fisherman’s Memorial Park : 46.352582 -62.251568
(Hint: Go Play)
Total:Driving Time : 2.9km (5 mins)
Gateway > VIC = 1 km (1 min)
VIC > Lighthouse = 1.1 km (3 mins)
Lighthouse > Memorial = 0.8 km (1 min)
*Walk Friendly Route*
Around the Tip
Naufrage Harbour : 46°28’4” N 62°25’2” W
(Hint: Troll)
North Lake Harbour : 46°28’3” N 62°4’6” W
(Hint: Tuna Capital)
East Point Lighthouse : 46°27’9” N 61°58’17” W
(Hint: Where the Tides Meet)
Bothwell Kiosk : 46°23’29”N 62°6’44” W
(Hint: Basin Head Views)
Red Point Provincial Park : 46.368452 -62.135670
(Hint: Chirp Chirp)
Total Driving Time: 55.4 km (51 mins)
Naufrage Harbour > North Lake Harbour = 28.2 km (22 mins)
North Lake Harbour > Lighthouse = 10.4 km (12mins)
Lighthouse > Bothwell = 10.1 km (10 mins)
Bothwell > Red Point = 6.7 km (7 mins)
Northumberland Tides
Panmure Island Causeway : 46°8’3” N 62°28’6” W
(Hint: Everything You Own in the Box to the LEFT)
Captain Nates/Murray River Wharf : 46°0'48" N 62°36'32" W
(Hint: Dip Your Toes)
Harbourview Restaurant : 46°0’21” N 62°31’29” W
(Hint: Back Yard)
Wood Islands Lighthouse : 45°57’1” N 62°44’45” W
(Hint: Red Dirt Road)
Total Driving Time : 55.2 km (48 mins)
Panmure > Capt. Nates = 25.1 km (21 mins)
Capt Nates > Harbourview = 7.1 km (6 mins)
Harbourview > Wood Islands = 23 km (21 mins)
Country Charm
Point Prim Lighthouse : 46°3’1” N 63°2’20” W
(Hint: PEI's Oldest Lighthouse)
Kro in the Sky : 46.057666 -63.018300
(Hint: Knock, Knock)
Chuckwagon Farm Market : 46°6’17” N 62°52’37” W
(Hint: Build a Castle)
Total Driving Time : 14.3 km (12 mins)
Lighthouse > Kro in the Sky = 1.7 km (2 mins)
Kro in the Sky > Chuckwagon = 12.6 km (10 mins)
Please note if you have difficulties finding any of our caches, please DM us on social media or email pointseastcoastaldrive@gmail.com.
This is purely for fun, enjoy the adventure and check out any local establishments along the way, were leading you to some of our most signature locations!
If you get lost along the way, scan the QR code on our birdhouses to discover the next cache on your route!
Tag us on social media at @pointseastcoastaldrive