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: 2291 Favorites Favorites Favorites
Title FTF Favorites Difficulty Finds
Letterboxers (Silver) - #0T. Mollymap / RamenNoodels434.5424
Monkey Business - #1dbricks / FrappGirl222.5375
Souvenirs (Bronze) - #2RamenNoodles211.5457
Border Crosser (Bronze) - #3NFJK212410
The Streaker (Bronze) - #4RamenNoodles132422
A Walk in the Park (Bronze) - #5dbricks / FrappGirl191.5465
Mile High Club - #6Mr. & Mrs. Magic171.5429
Favorite Points (Bronze) - #7dbricks / FrappGirl142448
Hidden Days (Bronze) - #8dbricks / FrappGirl152452
Scenic Views (Bronze) - #9dbricks / FrappGirl132446
Globe Trotter (Bronze) - #10Mr. & Mrs. Magic143313
Social Butterfly (Bronze) - #11RamenNoodles121.5427
Colors of the Rainbow - #12NFJK142.5366
Mystery Cacher (Bronze) - #13dbricks / FrappGirl162.5439
Well Stated (Bronze) - #14dbricks / FrappGirl112.5389
Busy Day (Bronze) - #15RamenNoodles102.5401
Challenge Cacher (Bronze) - #16NFJK182437
The Gamer (Bronze) - #17FrappGirl92.5210
Old-Timer: State (Bronze) - #18dbricks / FrappGirl203407
The Traveler (Bronze) - #19RamenNoodles121.5452
Found Grid (Bronze) - #20RamenNoodles152406
Dog Lover (Bronze) - #21dbricks / FrappGirl202456
Hider's ABCs - #22NFJK112.5418
Thanks Reviewers (Bronze) - #23NFJK113403
Mother Earth (Bronze) - #24RamenNoodles142442
Variety Pack 3 x 20 - #25dbricks / FrappGirl122398
Get in the Boat (Bronze) - #26RamenNoodles102.5422
Caching around the World - #27FrappGirl152421
Happy Birthday (Bronze) - #28dbricks / FrappGirl102444
Completing a Country - #29CelebrationKim10358
One through Nine - #30dbricks / FrappGirl102388
Overstated (Bronze) - #31ikolor143321
Souvenirs (Silver) - #32floridajim133.5388
Border Crosser (Silver) - #33Funfinderone103.597
The Streaker (Silver) - #34dbricks / FrappGirl93298
A Walk in the Park (Silver) - #35dbricks / FrappGirl122.5411
Two-Mile High Club - #36floridajim214243
Favorite Points (Silver) - #37FrappGril173412
Hidden Days (Silver) - #38dbricks / FrappGirl123399
Scenic Views (Silver) - #39dbricks / FrappGirl103417
Globe Trotter (Silver) - #40wigglesworth84113
Social Butterfly (Silver) - #41dbricks / FrappGirl112394
Very Low - #42Messingaround64.5129
Mystery Cacher (Silver) - #43NFJK133.5396
Well Stated (Silver) - #44FrappGirl153.5324
Busy Day (Silver) - #45dbricks / FrappGirl123.5340
Challenge Cacher (Silver) - #46NFJK173397
The Gamer (Silver) - #47OHSilky103.5139
Old Timer: Country (Bronze) - #48floridajim174320
The Traveler (Silver) - #49dbricks / FrappGirl132.5356
Found Grid (Silver) - #50RamenNoodles104402
Dog Lover (Silver) - #51dbricks / FrappGirl153410
Hider's ABCs and 123s - #52IsqubaAndNawty153.5301
Thanks Reviewers (Silver) - #53IsqubaAndNawty154348
Mother Earth (Silver) - #54dbricks / FrappGirl133405
Variety Pack 4 x 10 - #55dbricks / FrappGirl143346
Get in the Boat (Silver) - #56NFJK123.5345
Caching to the Moon - #57 Seekers Four134270
Happy Birthday (Silver) - #58dbricks / FrappGirl103398
Completing Two Countries - #59qrang8427
Zero through Twelve - #60NFJK94313
Overstated (Silver) - #61floridajim104237
Souvenirs (Gold) - #62IsqubaAndNawty174.5339
Border Crosser (Gold) - #63KatelinH / K8zant4548
The Streaker (Gold) - #64NFJK175209
A Walk in the Park (Gold) - #65NFJK133.5374
Three-Mile High Club - #66Hipointer and Capiti5530
Favorite Points (Gold) - #67Team Mollymap254384
Hidden Days (Gold) - #68dbricks / FrappGirl144398
Scenic Views (Gold) - #69FrappGirl154405
Globe Trotter (Gold) - #70T@bibito8552
Social Butterfly (Gold) - #71FrappGirl123.5376
17 Days of Mystery - #72NFJK144209
Mystery Cacher (Gold) - #73NFJK154.5376
Well Stated (Gold) - #74Team Mollymap194.5236
Busy Day (Gold) - #75dbricks / FrappGirl184.5312
Challenge Cacher (Gold) - #76NFJK154358
The Gamer (Gold) - #77Team Mollymap94.5106
Old Timer: Continent (Bronze) - #78floridajim205264
The Traveler (Gold) - #79rnrgrl4562
Found Grid (Gold) - #80NFJK205410
Dog Lover (Gold) - #81NFJK194382
Hider's ABCs, 123s and more - #82IsqubaAndNawty74.5157
Thanks Reviewers (Gold) - #83IsqubaAndNawty185269
Mother Earth (Gold) - #84NFJK194370
Variety Pack 5 x 8 - #85NFJK164263
Get in the Boat (Gold) - #86NFJK164.5334
Caching to the Moon & Back - #87Hipointer and Capiti195154
Happy Birthday (Gold) - #88NFJK215334
Antipodes - #89wigglesworth8599
ABCs - #90dbricks / FrappGirl131.5412
ABCs and 123s - #91FrappGirl112.5387
ABCs? - #92NFJK104342
Orderly ABCs - #93dbricks / FrappGirl134380
Oval Office - #94Team Mollymap173296
Hungry? - #95NFJK133346
A Day at the Zoo - #96dbricks / FrappGirl153.5398
Life's a Beach - #97NFJK123294
Colorful - #98dbricks / FrappGirl153374
Completing a Hider - #99dbricks / FrappGirl144355
Four Corners of the World - #100wigglesworth11585
Welcome to... (Bronze) - #101dittocat112.5347
Caching is a Pleasure - #102CelebrationKim63186
Body Shop I - #103dittocat113357
Chinese Zodiac - #104HTBob113.5308
County Counter (Bronze) - #105dittocat93307
Multi Multis (Bronze) - #106RamenNoodles82388
Florida Favorites (Bronze) - #107dittocat103176
Letterboxers (Bronze) - #108RamenNoodles82.5361
Wherivegone (Bronze) - #109dittocat63297
Fizzy Double Digit Bingo - #110dittocat64342
Fizzy Line Bingo (Bronze) - #111RamenNoodles112404
Body Shop II - #112RamenNoodles153387
Virtual Cacher (Bronze) - #113dittocat / celebrationkim102.5386
Continental Cacher (Bronze) - #114dittocat102.5286
U. S. Favorites (Bronze) - #115dittocat113285
World Favorites - #116HTBob103293
Virtual Cacher (Silver) - #117dittocat113366
Continental Cacher (Silver) - #118CelebrationKim93.5127
Fizzy Double Double Bingo - #119GadgetCHC105330
Welcome to... (Silver) - #120GadgetCHC84300
Fizzy Line Bingo (Gold) - #121RamenNoodles134370
Fizzy Master - #122RamenNoodles275381
Great Attributes (Bronze) - #123dittocat103401
County Counter (Silver) - #124dittocat124.5221
Multi Multis (Silver) - #125dittocat93388
Florida Favorites (Silver) - #126DirtyD1364109
Letterboxers (Gold) - #127dittocat135340
Wherivegone (Silver) - #128dittocat104273
Virtual Cacher (Gold) - #129dittocat124354
Fizzy Line Bingo (Silver) - #130RamenNoodles103371
Continental Cacher (Gold) - #130.5MikeLima & LotseXY9551
Wherivegone (Gold) - #131dittocat155258
Multi Multis (Gold) - #132HTBob104386
Great Attributes (Silver) - #133OHSilky104.5371
Jasmer Osceola County Style - #134dittocat103.5305
Jasmer Florida Style - #135CelebrationKim184278
Ailihphilia - #136dittocat192.5365
Counting Counties (Bronze) - #139CelebrationKim72.5318
Overstated (Gold) - #140RAHNNERGOTHUC145109
County Counter (Gold) - #141Team Mollymap175158
Old Timer: Country (Silver) - #142CelebrationKim85128
Counting Counties (Silver) - #143CelebrationKim103.5284
U. S. Favorites (Silver) - #144Team Conway74.5203
Favorite Points (Sapphire) - #145Team Conway224.5301
Our Northern Neighbor (Bronze) - #146aogagent153178
Double Fizzy Master - #147Team Mollymap164.5288
Old-Timer: State (Silver) - #148Team Mollymap154276
Triple Fizzy Master - #149Team Mollymap195261
Old-Timer: State (Gold) - #150Team Conway225226
The First Year (Bronze) - #151Team Mollymap113.5306
The First Year (Silver) - #152Team Conway94.5270
Our Northern Neighbor (Silver) - #153aogagent154.5108
The First Year (Gold) - #154-DOLFINANDO-245192
Bundesländer (Bronze) - #155DirtyD1342.585
Caribbean Cruisers (Bronze) - #156Troqueurs3282.5143
Accidental Tourist - #157 DirtyD133378
You Ought to Be in Pictures - #158FloridaJim42.5105
Our Northern Neighbor (Gold) - #159FLtravelers8555
Bundesländer (Silver) - #160DirtyD1324.570
Cow Tipping - #161seadog12972134
Bigger than a Breadbox - #162FloridaJim & Black Jeep62.5135
Power Trails - #163CelebrationKim4380
Caribbean Cruisers (Silver) - #164butrflygirl4468
Bundesländer (Gold) - #165DirtyD132540
Great Attributes (Gold) - #166sujayne44.5160
Bonus! (Bronze) - #167FloridaJim & Black Jeep51.5145
Caribbean Cruisers (Gold) - #168butrflygirl11551
They Come In All Sizes - #169seadog12933133
Coolest Cacher on Earth - #170FLPirate & The Wench162.5154
Time Traveler (Bronze) - #171KCL Adventures03118
Cached Virtually Everywhere - #172seadog12943.598
Vintage USA 2000 - #173FLPirate & The Wench33.566
Vintage USA 2001 - #174seadog12913.561
Date Triplets - #175seadog12964128
Virtually Impossible - #176seadog1296455
Mystery Pseudo Jasmer (Bronze) - #1772KatzHunt64.5113
Loving Types - #178seadog12983.5114
Very, Very Loved Caches - #179FLPirate & The Wench4486
All Types in Unique States - #180solid-rock-seekers23126
Earth Years (Bronze) - #181KCL Adventures52.5147
Multi Years of Multis (Bronze) - #182FLPirate & The Wench22.5144
Bonus! (Silver) - #183BCDZ12.5134
Old Timer: Country (Gold) - #184RogueAirPirate54.534
Tick Magnet - #185coleclan61.5130
There's No I in Team - #186coleclan22121
Types of Tree Climbs - #187 nalceloc & coleclan53.577
Time Traveler (Silver) - #1882KatzHunt64.5106
Favorite Virtuals - #189TheVictors5454
Favorite EarthCaches - #190butrflygirl4441
Earth Years (Silver) - #191vilstudio/racewalker33.5139
Mystery Pseudo Jasmer (Silver) - #192RogueAirPirate3563
Social Mega Butterfly - #193CelebrationKim / DirtyD132478
Favorite Mysteries - #194TheVictors1444
Favorite Points (Ruby) - #195FLPirate & The Wench43.5112
Favorite Multis - #196TheVictors3452
Multi Years of Multis (Silver) - #197FLPirate & The Wench33.5129
Favorite Wherigos - #198coleclan43.553
Favorite Webcams - #199RogueAirPirate1440
Time Traveler (Gold) - #2002KatzHunt8581
Favorite Letterboxes - #201butrflygirl3441
Old-Timer: State (Ruby) - #202FloridaTBHunter2548
Favorite Traditionals - #203RogueAirPirate34.542
Earth Years (Gold) - #204kernow75119
Multi Years of Multis (Gold) - #205DD13, CKIM, ZSteve85101
Short Chain - #206KCL Adventures74.551
Medium Chain - #207coleclan74.585
Long Chain - #208KCL Adventures124.574
Nontraditional Jasmer - #209FLPirate & The Wench94.5113
Challenge of Challenges - #210coleclan73.541
Total cache finds in this series: 53256
Total different cachers making finds: 766
Stats updated as of 02/13/2025

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.