GC6F9A9 Traditional Cache Trail Mix #9: Above the Platte
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 4 out of 5
By: cajrrman @ | Hide Date: 04/10/2016 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 22.770 W105° 09.410 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Takes more than an hour  Scenic view  Significant hike  Not Available during winter  Dangerous Animals  Cliff / falling rocks  Parking available  No Bicycles  Thorns 
This cache is hidden along an unnamed trail that leads uphill from the South Fork of the South Platte River.  It is another in my series of Trail Mix caches all made out of trail mix containers.

I spotted this trail while browsing the satellite view of the area and it looked like a good place for an adventure cache so here it is.   It's about a 1 mile hike to the cache. The first 1/3 mile is quite steep but after that it levels out some. Total climb is about 950 feet (give or take FOUR feet). Spectacular views!

Unlike the first 8 caches in this series, there are no clues to retrieve or puzzles to solve to find this or any other cache.

Beware of rattlesnakes in snake season! Oh, and bring your own pen.



TM 31 hint is in the above text.

Additional Waypoints

P06F9A9 - Parking
N 39° 22.486 W 105° 10.195

T06F9A9 - Trailhead
N 39° 22.503 W 105° 10.174

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 Additional Waypoints (2)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
P06F9A9Parking Parking Area  04/09/2016 N 39° 22.486 W 105° 10.195 1.24 kms SW 
T06F9A9Trailhead Trailhead  04/09/2016 N 39° 22.503 W 105° 10.174 1.20 kms SW 

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Under and surrounded by some rocks.

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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 06/19/2017 By Back Country Horsemen
Another steep pitch to the one. Fortunately not near as long as to the 1st one. Nice views for sure!

Found it 06/12/2017 By Greasepot
Very nice hike. I had lunch afterwards at the Platte. 10:43:00 AM% Thanks! I used a hiking stick for this one, and I bought new shoes yesterday.

Found it 05/07/2017 By estes01
Seriously spectacular views! I was so surprised. Again, thank you for bringing us up there. Would give another favorite point, but I'm running out.

Found it 05/07/2017 By ernie66
Any day we hike on a new trail is a good day. A little steep and skittery in spots but a good day overall.Cache was found quickly once we reached GZ. Traded TB's, TFTC!

Found it 04/20/2017 By Bhob
Went for some hikes in the national forest today with "animjason" - this was the last of five geocaches that we found along the way. TN-LN-SL. Thanks !