Riverbend Park is truly a hidden gem in the Hickory NC area. The trails are all well groomed and easy to walk on. The scenery is varied: pine forest, deciduous forest, rivers, creeks, ponds, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, dog park, picnicking. It has it all. Everyone who visits Hickory and has any interest in the outdoors should really do themselves a favour and check out this place. This goes double if you are a cacher, as the caching is really rich, and the options plentiful. Any cacher will find what they are looking for in this park.
I spent 3 hours in the park, and hiked 6.3 miles. I could easily double that number. All of the caches I found this time and last were interesting and unique caches, and all seem to be well maintained. Today I did 7 caches, including a puzzle and a multi cache. There were even a few ammo cans to sweeten the experience.
All in all a good day of caching, and I have the photos to prove it. There are still several caches in the park I was unable to get to this time, so I will be back. However until then these pics will show off some of the awesomeness of Riverbend:
