GC55RZV Traditional Cache Gnarly View
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: Mueller State Park @ | Hide Date: 05/26/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 54.131 W105° 11.163 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Access or parking fee  Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Parking available  Public restrooms nearby  Camping available  Short hike (less than 1km) 

This geocache location provides a fantastic view of the beautiful Colorado mountain country.


Located in Mueller State Park near the end of the Grouse Mountain Overlook trail (trail # 16), approximately 1.2 mi round trip from Grouse Mountain trail head with a 200 ft elevation gain.  Please be careful; the hide is in a rocky area.  The cache is not placed in a precarious location. The trail to the cache is fairly steep.

Day use fee or Colorado state park pass required.

Placed by permission of Mueller State Park; please be respectful of all surroundings. Stay on trails as much as possible, avoid creating social trails. 

All trails are open to hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing.  The trail map available from the Mueller State Park web site shows which trails are open to biking and horseback riding.

Pets are prohibited on all trails and in the backcountry.

Park only in parking lots or trail heads, not on the roadways or in front of gates or fire equipment.

Please stick to established trails. All the twists and turns of the trail system have been designed to get you safely through the terrain and to protect the wildlife habitat.

See the park brochure for additional park regulations.

Please sign the log in this container and trade small unscented items if you desire.
Enjoy the great view.
Original cache contents are log, pencil, small kids toys ect.

Additional Waypoints

GM55RZV - Grouse Mountain Trailhead
N 38° 54.138 W 105° 10.998
Trailhead for Grouse Mountain Trails
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 Additional Waypoints (1)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
GM55RZVGrouse Mountain Trailhead Parking Area Trailhead for Grouse Mountain Trails 09/29/2014 N 38° 54.138 W 105° 10.998 0.24 kms E 

 Hints

Viewed from the cache, a gnarly tall stump provides a good photo op.

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 07/05/2019 By Tmstock4
Steep climb. Lots of fun!! 7/5/19

Found it 06/25/2019 By Marklongrie
Team Longrie

Found it 06/10/2019 By TaperingBirch
Great spot. We loved the photo we got.

Found it 05/28/2019 By electra1315
We did the walk and made the find.thannks for the cache.

Found it 05/24/2019 By Kindricks
We found it! It really is a gnarly view

Found it 09/08/2018 By liloelleman
Beautiful views! Appreciate very much that Mueller State Park supports Geocaching.

Found it 09/06/2018 By Trinity9307
First Geocache. Kids had a great time finding.

Found it 08/31/2018 By jessopia
Yourinnersong.com the Martens Family found this cache on 8/22/18 almost stepped on it. It was our first! Great short hike for the kids and epic view!!

Found it 08/25/2018 By Clark0328
This was an amazing find and amazing view!

Found it 08/24/2018 By coriob
Awesome view!!