Overview - The Retired Monkey Challenge Trail consists of 210 challenge caches covering 30 miles along Highway 441 in Central Florida. The trail was created by RetiredGuy and Cute Little Fuzzy Monkey with substaintial help from sloth96. Special thanks to all those that have helped maintain the trail over the years, particularly Dittocat, Black Jeep, and FloridaJim.





The 210 caches in the Retired Monkey Challenge Trail
Favorites Favorites Favorites Total favorite point for this series: 2234 Favorites Favorites Favorites
Title FTF Favorites Difficulty Finds
Letterboxers (Silver) - #0T. Mollymap / RamenNoodels414.5403
Monkey Business - #1dbricks / FrappGirl212.5363
Souvenirs (Bronze) - #2RamenNoodles201.5445
Border Crosser (Bronze) - #3NFJK202402
The Streaker (Bronze) - #4RamenNoodles122412
A Walk in the Park (Bronze) - #5dbricks / FrappGirl191.5452
Mile High Club - #6Mr. & Mrs. Magic161.5420
Favorite Points (Bronze) - #7dbricks / FrappGirl132441
Hidden Days (Bronze) - #8dbricks / FrappGirl142442
Scenic Views (Bronze) - #9dbricks / FrappGirl122434
Globe Trotter (Bronze) - #10Mr. & Mrs. Magic133307
Social Butterfly (Bronze) - #11RamenNoodles111.5416
Colors of the Rainbow - #12NFJK142.5354
Mystery Cacher (Bronze) - #13dbricks / FrappGirl152.5429
Well Stated (Bronze) - #14dbricks / FrappGirl112.5383
Busy Day (Bronze) - #15RamenNoodles92.5392
Challenge Cacher (Bronze) - #16NFJK172426
The Gamer (Bronze) - #17FrappGirl92.5205
Old-Timer: State (Bronze) - #18dbricks / FrappGirl193395
The Traveler (Bronze) - #19RamenNoodles111.5442
Found Grid (Bronze) - #20RamenNoodles142395
Dog Lover (Bronze) - #21dbricks / FrappGirl192445
Hider's ABCs - #22NFJK112.5405
Thanks Reviewers (Bronze) - #23NFJK113393
Mother Earth (Bronze) - #24RamenNoodles142431
Variety Pack 3 x 20 - #25dbricks / FrappGirl122385
Get in the Boat (Bronze) - #26RamenNoodles92.5412
Caching around the World - #27FrappGirl152412
Happy Birthday (Bronze) - #28dbricks / FrappGirl102431
Completing a Country - #29CelebrationKim10358
One through Nine - #30dbricks / FrappGirl102380
Overstated (Bronze) - #31ikolor143314
Souvenirs (Silver) - #32floridajim133.5377
Border Crosser (Silver) - #33Funfinderone103.594
The Streaker (Silver) - #34dbricks / FrappGirl83291
A Walk in the Park (Silver) - #35dbricks / FrappGirl122.5402
Two-Mile High Club - #36floridajim214239
Favorite Points (Silver) - #37FrappGril173404
Hidden Days (Silver) - #38dbricks / FrappGirl123387
Scenic Views (Silver) - #39dbricks / FrappGirl103408
Globe Trotter (Silver) - #40wigglesworth84110
Social Butterfly (Silver) - #41dbricks / FrappGirl112383
Very Low - #42Messingaround64.5126
Mystery Cacher (Silver) - #43NFJK133.5387
Well Stated (Silver) - #44FrappGirl143.5316
Busy Day (Silver) - #45dbricks / FrappGirl123.5331
Challenge Cacher (Silver) - #46NFJK163386
The Gamer (Silver) - #47OHSilky103.5136
Old Timer: Country (Bronze) - #48floridajim174310
The Traveler (Silver) - #49dbricks / FrappGirl132.5348
Found Grid (Silver) - #50RamenNoodles104390
Dog Lover (Silver) - #51dbricks / FrappGirl153400
Hider's ABCs and 123s - #52IsqubaAndNawty153.5294
Thanks Reviewers (Silver) - #53IsqubaAndNawty154338
Mother Earth (Silver) - #54dbricks / FrappGirl123394
Variety Pack 4 x 10 - #55dbricks / FrappGirl143337
Get in the Boat (Silver) - #56NFJK123.5335
Caching to the Moon - #57 Seekers Four134260
Happy Birthday (Silver) - #58dbricks / FrappGirl103389
Completing Two Countries - #59qrang8427
Zero through Twelve - #60NFJK94305
Overstated (Silver) - #61floridajim104231
Souvenirs (Gold) - #62IsqubaAndNawty174.5329
Border Crosser (Gold) - #63KatelinH / K8zant3545
The Streaker (Gold) - #64NFJK175199
A Walk in the Park (Gold) - #65NFJK133.5362
Three-Mile High Club - #66Hipointer and Capiti5526
Favorite Points (Gold) - #67Team Mollymap254375
Hidden Days (Gold) - #68dbricks / FrappGirl144388
Scenic Views (Gold) - #69FrappGirl154394
Globe Trotter (Gold) - #70T@bibito8548
Social Butterfly (Gold) - #71FrappGirl113.5365
17 Days of Mystery - #72NFJK144198
Mystery Cacher (Gold) - #73NFJK154.5365
Well Stated (Gold) - #74Team Mollymap174.5229
Busy Day (Gold) - #75dbricks / FrappGirl174.5304
Challenge Cacher (Gold) - #76NFJK154347
The Gamer (Gold) - #77Team Mollymap94.5104
Old Timer: Continent (Bronze) - #78floridajim205259
The Traveler (Gold) - #79rnrgrl4559
Found Grid (Gold) - #80NFJK205400
Dog Lover (Gold) - #81NFJK194370
Hider's ABCs, 123s and more - #82IsqubaAndNawty74.5154
Thanks Reviewers (Gold) - #83IsqubaAndNawty175259
Mother Earth (Gold) - #84NFJK194357
Variety Pack 5 x 8 - #85NFJK164251
Get in the Boat (Gold) - #86NFJK164.5323
Caching to the Moon & Back - #87Hipointer and Capiti195148
Happy Birthday (Gold) - #88NFJK215326
Antipodes - #89wigglesworth8596
ABCs - #90dbricks / FrappGirl131.5400
ABCs and 123s - #91FrappGirl112.5375
ABCs? - #92NFJK104331
Orderly ABCs - #93dbricks / FrappGirl134369
Oval Office - #94Team Mollymap173294
Hungry? - #95NFJK133333
A Day at the Zoo - #96dbricks / FrappGirl153.5388
Life's a Beach - #97NFJK113285
Colorful - #98dbricks / FrappGirl153363
Completing a Hider - #99dbricks / FrappGirl134341
Four Corners of the World - #100wigglesworth10582
Welcome to... (Bronze) - #101dittocat112.5336
Caching is a Pleasure - #102CelebrationKim63178
Body Shop I - #103dittocat103341
Chinese Zodiac - #104HTBob113.5298
County Counter (Bronze) - #105dittocat93294
Multi Multis (Bronze) - #106RamenNoodles82376
Florida Favorites (Bronze) - #107dittocat103166
Letterboxers (Bronze) - #108RamenNoodles82.5349
Wherivegone (Bronze) - #109dittocat63285
Fizzy Double Digit Bingo - #110dittocat64331
Fizzy Line Bingo (Bronze) - #111RamenNoodles112391
Body Shop II - #112RamenNoodles143374
Virtual Cacher (Bronze) - #113dittocat / celebrationkim102.5374
Continental Cacher (Bronze) - #114dittocat102.5277
U. S. Favorites (Bronze) - #115dittocat113276
World Favorites - #116HTBob103282
Virtual Cacher (Silver) - #117dittocat113356
Continental Cacher (Silver) - #118CelebrationKim83.5119
Fizzy Double Double Bingo - #119GadgetCHC105318
Welcome to... (Silver) - #120GadgetCHC84291
Fizzy Line Bingo (Gold) - #121RamenNoodles124358
Fizzy Master - #122RamenNoodles255370
Great Attributes (Bronze) - #123dittocat103390
County Counter (Silver) - #124dittocat124.5216
Multi Multis (Silver) - #125dittocat93377
Florida Favorites (Silver) - #126DirtyD1354100
Letterboxers (Gold) - #127dittocat135330
Wherivegone (Silver) - #128dittocat104265
Virtual Cacher (Gold) - #129dittocat124345
Fizzy Line Bingo (Silver) - #130RamenNoodles103357
Continental Cacher (Gold) - #130.5MikeLima & LotseXY9549
Wherivegone (Gold) - #131dittocat155250
Multi Multis (Gold) - #132HTBob104373
Great Attributes (Silver) - #133OHSilky104.5356
Jasmer Osceola County Style - #134dittocat103.5298
Jasmer Florida Style - #135CelebrationKim184270
Ailihphilia - #136dittocat182.5351
Counting Counties (Bronze) - #139CelebrationKim72.5304
Overstated (Gold) - #140RAHNNERGOTHUC125102
County Counter (Gold) - #141Team Mollymap165152
Old Timer: Country (Silver) - #142CelebrationKim85121
Counting Counties (Silver) - #143CelebrationKim103.5274
U. S. Favorites (Silver) - #144Team Conway74.5195
Favorite Points (Sapphire) - #145Team Conway224.5291
Our Northern Neighbor (Bronze) - #146aogagent153162
Double Fizzy Master - #147Team Mollymap164.5279
Old-Timer: State (Silver) - #148Team Mollymap154269
Triple Fizzy Master - #149Team Mollymap185251
Old-Timer: State (Gold) - #150Team Conway225221
The First Year (Bronze) - #151Team Mollymap113.5295
The First Year (Silver) - #152Team Conway94.5265
Our Northern Neighbor (Silver) - #153aogagent154.5102
The First Year (Gold) - #154-DOLFINANDO-235187
Bundesländer (Bronze) - #155DirtyD1342.581
Caribbean Cruisers (Bronze) - #156Troqueurs3282.5128
Accidental Tourist - #157 DirtyD133370
You Ought to Be in Pictures - #158FloridaJim42.590
Our Northern Neighbor (Gold) - #159FLtravelers8551
Bundesländer (Silver) - #160DirtyD1324.565
Cow Tipping - #161seadog12962116
Bigger than a Breadbox - #162FloridaJim & Black Jeep62.5118
Power Trails - #163CelebrationKim4371
Caribbean Cruisers (Silver) - #164butrflygirl3460
Bundesländer (Gold) - #165DirtyD132537
Great Attributes (Gold) - #166sujayne44.5140
Bonus! (Bronze) - #167FloridaJim & Black Jeep51.5128
Caribbean Cruisers (Gold) - #168butrflygirl9546
They Come In All Sizes - #169seadog12933119
Coolest Cacher on Earth - #170FLPirate & The Wench162.5144
Time Traveler (Bronze) - #171KCL Adventures03110
Cached Virtually Everywhere - #172seadog12943.587
Vintage USA 2000 - #173FLPirate & The Wench23.558
Vintage USA 2001 - #174seadog12913.552
Date Triplets - #175seadog12964115
Virtually Impossible - #176seadog1296450
Mystery Pseudo Jasmer (Bronze) - #1772KatzHunt64.5103
Loving Types - #178seadog12983.5102
Very, Very Loved Caches - #179FLPirate & The Wench4475
All Types in Unique States - #180solid-rock-seekers23111
Earth Years (Bronze) - #181KCL Adventures52.5133
Multi Years of Multis (Bronze) - #182FLPirate & The Wench22.5131
Bonus! (Silver) - #183BCDZ12.5118
Old Timer: Country (Gold) - #184RogueAirPirate54.533
Tick Magnet - #185coleclan61.5115
There's No I in Team - #186coleclan22105
Types of Tree Climbs - #187 nalceloc & coleclan53.557
Time Traveler (Silver) - #1882KatzHunt64.598
Favorite Virtuals - #189TheVictors4441
Favorite EarthCaches - #190butrflygirl3430
Earth Years (Silver) - #191vilstudio/racewalker33.5129
Mystery Pseudo Jasmer (Silver) - #192RogueAirPirate3554
Social Mega Butterfly - #193CelebrationKim / DirtyD131465
Favorite Mysteries - #194TheVictors1428
Favorite Points (Ruby) - #195FLPirate & The Wench43.5100
Favorite Multis - #196TheVictors2434
Multi Years of Multis (Silver) - #197FLPirate & The Wench33.5115
Favorite Wherigos - #198coleclan43.536
Favorite Webcams - #199RogueAirPirate1429
Time Traveler (Gold) - #2002KatzHunt8570
Favorite Letterboxes - #201butrflygirl2426
Old-Timer: State (Ruby) - #202FloridaTBHunter2541
Favorite Traditionals - #203RogueAirPirate34.528
Earth Years (Gold) - #204kernow75108
Multi Years of Multis (Gold) - #205DD13, CKIM, ZSteve8591
Short Chain - #206KCL Adventures74.542
Medium Chain - #207coleclan74.569
Long Chain - #208KCL Adventures114.558
Nontraditional Jasmer - #209FLPirate & The Wench94.5105
Challenge of Challenges - #210coleclan73.527
Total cache finds in this series: 51180
Total different cachers making finds: 738
Stats updated as of 10/15/2024

RMCT Pathtags – We have special award pathtags that can be earned for completing 50, 100, and 150 of the Retired Monkey Challenge caches. When you qualify, send you mailing address to RMCTpathtags at gmail.com and we will send them out to you. These pathtags can only be earned.



Leaderboard - There is a leaderboard for the Retired Monkey Challenges, which is updated periodically. The leaderboard tracks each cacher's progress on Retired Monkey Challenge Trail. Click on the leadboard if you would like to see all the geocachers that have found at least 25 challenges.

Verification Page - If you would like to see which of the Retired Monkey Challenges you qualify for and you’re a subscriber to Project GC, you can go to our Verification webpage. For all of the caches in this series, we have provided a checker to automatically verify whether you have met the challenge.

Verification


Signing Logs – You are welcome to sign the logs even if you do not qualify for the challenge. If you do, use a WRITE NOTE log online and then change it to a FOUND IT when you qualify for the challenge.

Sample Log



The Cachers Behind the Trail
• RetiredGuy – Inventor of Ms. Pac-Man and a geocacher since 2009, RetiredGuy now resides in Boston with his wife, RetiredGirl. Now retired and traveling, he has found the oldest cache in all 50 states, Washington DC, and in 83 countries.

RetiredGuy


• CuteLilFuzzyMonkey a.k.a. Mean1_MrGrinch – Retired Navy Chief and a geocacher since 2013, CuteLilFuzzyMonkey resides in Florida.

CLFM


• sloth96 – Full time engineer and cacher since 2009, sloth96 resides in the Boston area with two Siamese cats. He enjoys Delorme challenges, Interstate Challenges, 360 Degree challenges, and long walks on the beach.

sloth96


Gas, Food, and Water Essentials are available only in three places along this section of 441:
1) at the northern end in Kenansville at the junction of 523 and 441
2) in the middle at Yeehaw Junction
3) at the southern end in Okeechobee
Florida geocaching can be hot so bring lots of water with you. And drink it.



Cell Coverage - Beware that cell coverage is spotty along 441. Besides being out of touch, you should make sure all caches have been downloaded before starting.



Standing Water - During wet times, there may be standing water between the road and some of the caches. It is recommended that during these times, you bring waders (waterproof knee boots).

Knee Boots


Dangerous Animals and Plants - Since you are in Florida, you may come across a small alligator or poisonous snake while caching. Keep your eyes open and keep your distance. You may also come across poison ivy and many thorny plants. Lastly, don’t forget your bug repellent.

Dangerous Animals


Planning - Unless you have a very experienced power trail team, you should count on taking at least two days to complete the entire Retired Monkey Challenge Trail. North to South works better as three quarters of the caches are on the west side of 441. Lodging can be found in Vero Beach, Melbourne, or Kissimmee / St. Cloud. The closest airports are Melbourne, Orlando, and West Palm Beach.

Always park safely as trucks do come down this highway quite quickly. While you can use any vehicle for the run, be careful of getting stuck in mud unless you have 4WD.

Plan Ahead


Maintenance - We have strived to keep all 210 caches of the Retired Moneky Challenge Trail well maintained. Our goal is to always have all caches in place with dry logs and enough room to sign. With the exception of the need to wade across water during parts of the year, we view that the caches should be relatively easy to find.

Missing Containers – If you have done a thorough search for a cache (remember that water is a natural hazards that you must overcome), you may replace it. All caches should be replaced with waterproof containers zip tied at eye level to substantial objects at the posted coordinates. Please do not use replacements as an excuse to just throw down a cache to speed up your searching. If you replace a cache, please contact RetiredGuy and let him know.

Missing / Wet / Full Logs – Please replace these with suitable new logs which you should always carry anyway while caching. We prefer Rite-In-The-Rain paper.

Help Maintain the Retired Monkey Challenge Trail – If you plan on visiting the Retired Monkey Challenge Trail and would like to help us with maintenance, please contact RetiredGuy in advance. We will often supply caching teams with maintenance kits containing perform containers, preprinted RMCT logs,zip ties and instructions.

Integrity of Finds – Occaisionally the challenge checkers will report that the cacher has qualified for a challenge when in spirit, it is obvious that they have not. For example, occaisionally a cache will have an elevation associated with it that is clearly wrong. We will attempt to fix the issues in the checkers and we may choose to delete the Found It log if done outside of the spirit of the challenge. Please police yourself and stay within the spirit of the challenges.

Comments or Questions - If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact RetiredGuy directly. While we try reading all the logs, we often fall behind or sometimes miss things.