Bugabout For the bug about town

Follow your bug about.

Sample journey

Scout’s grand bugabout

From a rainy Seattle sidewalk to the other side of the world—and back again.

December 14, 2021
Washington, United States
0 miles

Here’s the buzz

What’s Bugabout?

Bugabout turns a trackable’s history into an animated journey and keeps track of some fun stats along the way.

Countries so far

Countries visited

    Gettin’ buggy wit it

    Finding your KML

    1. Go to a trackable page on geocaching.com. Use the browser, not the app, and make sure you’re logged in.
    2. Choose “View in Google Earth” on the trackable’s page. This saves a .kml file to your downloads. The Trackable Options menu on a geocaching.com trackable page. Below Add a Log Entry, Edit This Trackable, Upload an Image and Print Info Sheet, the last item reads View in Google Earth.
    3. Click “Open your bug’s KML” and pick that file. Or just drag it anywhere onto this page.
    4. Press play on the map to watch your bug’s journey unfold!