GC5X0DR Hoop Creek Stone Bridge and Waterfall
Type: Traditional | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: GreencoreOutfitters @ | Hide Date: 06/05/2015 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 47.061 W105° 47.009 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
                     

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A popular place to stop and stretch the legs while driving over Berthoud Pass.  Parking available near cache.  Container is clear and small in size.

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The Hoop Creek Bridge is a favorite stop on the Clear Creek County side of the Pass.  First built in 1921 the bridge went through many changes during it’s time in use.  The first bridge had pipe railing and had a distance of 18 feet between them.  In 1926 stone walls were added, made of moss rock.  The distant between the walls was increased to 26 feet.  In the early 30’s the road was widened and routed to present location.  The stone bridge was no longer traveled by cars, plans were made to turn site in to a recreational area.  In 2006 Partners for Access to the Woods (PAW) restored the site.  Visit Clear Creek County web site to view photos and read history of Berthoud Pass. 

Site can be logged on www.waymarking.com

Information taken from Clear Creek County web site.  http://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/index.aspx?NID=510

06/12/2019 By cpine
No find today. Great stop though. Tftc

11/02/2018 By magashi
super frozy! i totally would never have stopped to see this spot if there hadn’t been a cache, thanks!

10/25/2018 By jahnfamily
Very cool history in a beautiful area that I never would have seen if you hadn't placed a geocache here! Favorite point! Tftc

10/08/2018 By Betterthanpetter
Lots of snow covering cache, but we over came cold fingers to dig this one up

10/06/2018 By SeekDaCache
We were so looking forward to attending and caching our way to and around the Celebrating Historic Grand Lake Event. We had received an email last night from one of the hosts that Trail Ridge Road was closed due to ice and snow, and that the event might be canceled. Mr SDC informed me that we weren't taking Trail Ridge Road to get to Grand Lake. I emailed the host back to let her know and she made arrangements to have another host there in the event we decided to chance the weather spoiling our day. We are so glad we went ahead with our plans as we had an amazing day caching and enjoying the end of the changing of the Aspens . The weather started out a bit iffy with some light rain and fog but cleared up nicely as we got deeper in the mountains. We managed to grab most of the Across The Divide GeoTour 2018 caches along with some others. SL, TNLN, TFTC


Thank you GreencoreOutfitters for placing this cache for our enjoyment.

10/01/2018 By LostinDenver
Today started as another average day of caching. Average for me.... a frenzy of confusion and aha moments. I started the adventure with @WindAtMyBack by grabbing an FTF. Next up we searched for geocaches with many favorite points. Not my usual thing, but this October Geocaching issued the "You might be a Caching Connoisseur if..." challenge.
We ended up all the way out here after I fat fingered the wrong coords into a puzzle. Long drive, but we grabbed several worthy caches while on our detour :) Luckily @windatmyback spotted this one, because I overlooked it!
The day ended with Lechugas. If you haven't been there, go. Amazing food in my old hood. TFTC!

09/29/2018 By rozebud5
Not too much water on the falls this time of year, but lots of happy kids scrambling all over the place. Thanks for a great stop and pretty views of the surrounding mountains and fall colors.

09/29/2018 By karimisty
Nice