GCNAYF Traditional Cache Hicks Mountain
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: Greasepot @ | Hide Date: 04/02/2005 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 39.683 W105° 26.626 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 2
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Scenic view  Available during winter  Not Wheelchair accessible  Horses 
The trail is on an old mining road which leads to Hicks Mountain. The trail is wide, and includes some elevation gain. Parking is available at N 39 40.396 W 105 26.628. From the parking spot, the trail (which is a wide unused road) is west, and you should reach it within 100 feet.

It is less than a mile, as the crow flies to the cache. Near the cache is an old car, and some old miners cabins. This is a fun place to explore. Please leave all artifacts for others to enjoy.

Once you have found the cache, you can optionally continue on the road to a viewpoint at the top of Hicks Mountain.

The encrypted hint is kind of a spoiler, so only decrypt if you want to know exactly where it is.

Additional Waypoints
M1NAYF - Mining Cabins
N 39° 36.600 W 105° 26.681
Some of the old mining cabins
MMNAYF - Top of Mt Hicks
N 39° 38.827 W 105° 26.222
Top of the mountain. For extra credit continue up to the top!
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 Additional Waypoints (2)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
M1NAYFMining Cabins Reference Point Some of the old mining cabins 05/15/2007 N 39° 36.600 W 105° 26.681 5.71 kms S 
MMNAYFTop of Mt Hicks Reference Point Top of the mountain. For extra credit continue up to the top! 05/15/2007 N 39° 38.827 W 105° 26.222 1.69 kms S 

 Hints

The cache is hanging on a tree branch at eye level near the trunk of a pine tree. It is a camoed Campbell's soup containter. It is attached with a shower curtain hook. Please be sure to screw the lid back on securely. Please be gentle with the shower curtain hook, it will bend easily.

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11 Logs: Found it 10  Write note 1  

Found it 09/16/2018 By MLCCrashers
Found the can with no trouble.

Write note 12/13/2015 By Wulff Pack
Return visit, for a coin drop, and because I couldn't find Moss Rock Wall. Nice ski in and out with Loki.

Found it 10/18/2015 By Killian33
I found this one with Nickgatt and my geohound, Cuervo. We headed up 103 and hiked up Mt. Hicks. TFTC SL.

Found it 10/18/2015 By nickgatt
@12:32:00 PM #21288 killian33, Cuervo, the wonder dog and I went caching along Hwy 103. Nice 5 mile hike to Hicks Mountain and a couple of shorter sprints for a few more caches! TFTC

Found it 06/19/2015 By stardancer2
What fun to find your cache on this great trail. My friend is a new geocacher and she was the one who found it! We also replaced two of the nearby caches so that this area has a nice selection to find. We were not able to find two that have not been found for a couple of years, but some are still there. This one is in great shape and easy to find! Thanks :)

Found it 02/22/2015 By Wulff Pack
Did this on K-Wulff's 18th birthday, before going down the hill to Woody's to celebrate. Ski in-ski out.

Found it 06/13/2013 By Back Country Horsemen
Still hanging! I decided to ride here today to check out the trails & hopefully escape the heat and smoke that kept indicating disaster for another family (Black Forest Fire). It was indeed cooler up here. This is a great trail, thanks for bringing me here. A favorite point for hiding a cache where I can ride my horse to find it.

Found it 08/25/2012 By lost track
This cache find was transferred from a previous joint account. The find date is generic.

Found it 04/21/2012 By rock ninjas
We found the cache on the ground and didn't see a shower hook to hang it from. We hung the cache from a branch in the tree under which we found it. Cool area.

Found it 09/20/2011 By Grandma Nan
Wandered around a bit looking for this one--happily had the hint so that we knew what we were looking for. Found that it had fallen to the ground (we were looking up a eye level). But found the hook and returned it to its proper place. Very nice cache and area--and even got some views. Thought about eating lunch at the spot but decided to go on until we got to the last cache. Thanks so much for this one.

Found it 09/11/2011 By BrianCache
Cool car near this cache. Great location! TFTC!