Before the geocache hunt starts it is necessary to get the geocaches into Locus Map. There are several ways how to do it and some of them need help from external add-ons:

• made by Arcao

The first and most common option that implements geocache downloading functions into Locus Map.

• Download and install it from Google Play Store
• Start Geocaching4Locus - Menu > All features > Geocaching > Geocaching4Locus
  
• Geocaching4Locus menu appears, select Settings > Account > Sign in
• Enter your Geocaching.com username and password and confirm
• Authorize Geocaching4Locus by tapping Allow access
• Make sure that Locus settings > Miscellaneous > Connect with add-ons is turned ON:
  

After installation and setup the following options appear across Locus Map:

The option to find the nearest geocaches around a selected location can be found in several places:

• Menu > All features > Geocaching > Nearest caches
  
  Set coords or tap GPS to get your location
• Tap any point (user point or LoPoint) on map > detail screen > bottom panel > add-on button > nearest caches
  \\This searches for geocaches nearby the point.
• Long-tap any place on map > address detail screen > bottom panel > add-on button > nearest caches - searches for geocaches around the the selected place on the map:
  The on-screen address search must be enabled
• in Geocaching4Locus menu:
  

What to do next:

• set number of geocaches to download and filter of caches (optional)
  
• Tap the download button
• Select a folder for your caches, check Show on the map after import and tap Import. You may need to empty the import folder before downloading caches to save place in your device memory so check the option. Locus Map Premium users may also let Locus update the elevation of the imported caches.
• Geocaches appear on the map.

Basic members are limited to only 3 traditional caches in 24 hours

With this feature, the geocaches appear above the map in real-time - you have to be online. For geocache details, it is necessary to tap the icon and import individually. Also make sure you have Connect with add-ons setting ON.

Basic members see traditional caches only.

Each geocache has its own unique GC code. Use this feature to import a particular geocache by its GC code.

For more information check manual of Geocaching4Locus.

This feature is available only to Geocaching.com Premium Members

Pocket Query, also known as “PQ” or just “query”, is a GPX file with geocaches that was rendered at Geocaching.com according to instructions from the user. For example it is possible to define all geocaches with difficulty grade 3 within a circle of a certain radius around given GPS coordinates.

After a few minutes of processing the created file is available in the tab “Pocket Queries Ready for Download” in users Geocaching.com profile or the rendering can be postponed on particular time in future.

• from URL at Geocaching.com site or the file can be sent via email directly to the android device
• directly in Locus Map by Geocaching Live:
  • Menu > More functions > Geocaching Tools > Load Pocket Queries

Geocaching.com provides a video tutorial about making Pocket Queries:

• made by Radim Vaculík

GSAK is a geocache manager where you can manage your final waypoints, add notes or waypoints to geocache or import/export geocaches from/to GSAK. More about GSAK >>

This add-on provides connection between GSAK database where geocaches are saved, and Locus Map. Locus Map can display all your GSAK geocaches, manage final waypoints, view listings etc. And everything offline.

Install plugin, copy your GSAK database to SD card, setup add-on and run Locus Map. And just import geocaches:

• Set correct path to GSAK database on your SD card
• Change filter in settings (optional)
• Add this addon to the function panel and tap on it.
• or long-tap on map, select last icon in bottom menu – Settings and select Load GSAK geocaches.
• Done!

• made by Radim Vaculík

GeoGet is a geocache manager where you can manage your final waypoints, add notes or waypoints to geocache or import/export geocaches from/to GeoGet. More about GeoGet >>

This add-on provides connection between GeoGet database where geocaches are saved, and Locus Map. Locus Map can display all your GeoGet geocaches, manage final waypoints, view listings etc. And everything offline.

Install plugin, copy your GeoGet database to SD card, setup add-on and run Locus Map. And just import geocaches:

• Set correct path to GeoGet database on your SD card
• Change filter in settings (optional)
• Add this addon to the function panel and tap on it.
• or long-tap on map, select last icon in bottom menu – Settings and select Load GeoGet geocaches.
• Done!

• made by c:geo team

C:GEO is an open source, full-featured, unofficial client for Geocaching.com and other geocaching platforms like Opencaching. Its most important feature is ability to download any number of geocaches of all sorts and export them to Locus Map.

• download it from Google Play Store and install it on your device
• install also Google Maps if necessary. C:GEO will not run without them.
• log in your Geocaching.com (or other) account in Settings

C:GEO offers three options of searching caches:

• Nearest caches - provides a list of nearest geocaches in a pre-defined circle around your current position
  • Menu > Save for offline > select or create a new folder and save geocaches

• Active map - geocache icons are displayed online above a map. Shift the map to desired area, geocaches appear above the map. The frame of your device screen defines the area of which all visible geocaches will be saved.
  • Menu > Save for offline > select or create a new folder and save geocaches

• Search - there are several parameters of searching geocaches:
  • according to coordinates, address, GC code, keywords, geocache finder, geocache owner and Trackables
  • after obtaining the search result, tap Menu > Save for offline > select or create a new folder and save geocaches

• Go to the app homescreen and select Saved > Menu > Display on map > Export to Locus
• Locus Map starts up and the import data window appears - set the folder into which to save the geocaches, let the Show on the map after import checked and confirm
• C:GEO-exported geocaches display above the map

Find more about C:GEO on their website >>