| Difficulty Rating | Geocaching Term A five-star rating system (in half-star increments) for the amount of difficulty that will be encountered while searching for a cache. A one-star difficulty rating means the cache is in plain sight and will likely be found in just a few minutes. The rating increases depending on camouflage and other factors in the hide. A five-star difficulty rating is a serious mental or physical challenge and will require specialized knowledge or equipment not available to everyone. This might include the ability and equipment to decrypt certain codes. As with many rating systems, the difficulty rating can be very arbitrary and can vary from cacher to cacher. Still, it's a good way to warn cachers of what they might expect when attempting a cache. ClayJar has provided a great rating system available at www.clayjar.com/gcrs
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