The world's fastest growing outdoor pursuit: Geocaching

Geocaching uses GPS to track treasure Credit: ITV News Central

It's one of the fastest growing outdoor pursuits in the world.

All ages and abilities can play it and what's more, you get to find hidden treasure!

It's called Geocaching and all you need is a GPS, a love of the outdoors and a sense of adventure.

Geocaching has grown rapidly over the past 13 years.

These two maps illustrate just how much the outdoor game has grown.

The green dots on the map below are pinpointed locations where treasure can be found, all you need to do is get out there and find them.

January 2013 Credit: Geocaching

There are thousands of caches to be found across our region.

You can find out more about it, how you can get involved and where the treasure is on the Geocaching website.