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The original was posted on /r/geocaching by /u/Givemeallthecabbages on 2025-05-12 19:09:21+00:00.

I’ve hidden a ton of geocaches, but they tend to be larges and a difficulty 1 or 1.5. I’ve tried my darndest to find some higher difficulty geocaches for inspiration recently and none of them have lived up to the hype. I’ve even found some 4 and 4.5s and they were a 2 at best. One of them was a magnetic key hide on a short section of decorative fence and it took me about 2 minutes to find. Listed as D4.

What makes a truly difficult geocache for you? Do they tend to be on and around buildings or out in the woods? I would rather hide them in nature, but I don’t want them to only be difficult because they’re a nano in the leaf litter. I want to hide regulars and smalls with higher difficulties. I’ve got two done and I’m not even sure they’re 2.5s honestly. These are for a geocoin prize, so I want to make them tough! Anyone have any suggestions?