GCPR61 Hancock Lake
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: ColoradoScout @ | Hide Date: 07/16/2005 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 37.029 W106° 21.316 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 3

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Getting there is only by 4x4 or ATV which makes it a 4.5 difficulty. But once at the lake parking area, a nice 0.6 mile stroll slightly up hill.

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Take County Road 162 off of US285 south of Nathrop,CO. 162 changes to FR211. A sign points to Hancock Pass (FR295. This is a jeep/ATV trail only, and most likely only passable in July through September. Listed as "Moderate" trail in the "Colorado Backroads & 4 Wheel Drive Trails" Book. You will come to the town of Hancock 1 building! Bear left on FR 295.2 and keep bearing left as there are several other trails forking off the road. about 6.5 miles you come to the parking area. Follow the trail through the bush to the lake, then let your GPS unit take over. You'll find a number of fun things in the ammo box that is stached in the bush and covered with a couple of small rocks. Once done, head back down the road to take a trip to the top of Hancock Pass. And if you want..head for the Alpine Tunnel geocache..well worth the drive.

Please take it easy on the trails and walk softly across the land....pack it in then pack it out!

06/09/2018 By johnnygadget5
Great weekend with hippyhiker and the Geodogs!!!!!!!!!! TFTC

08/06/2016 By Back Country Horsemen
My goal was to hike to the east Alpine Tunnel & Hancock Lake and log the 4 caches. This was my 4th & final one then it was back to the campsite for the 4x4 Grillin' Event clear over in Mushroom Gulch. Think possibly the difficulty & terrain and swapped on this cache as the find was easy once I made the steep hike up to the lake. I only have a small SUV so it was parked at the TH but plenty of folks were driving up to the end of this road. The walk from there is really only about .2 miles and well worth it.

09/12/2015 By JK184
Great spot for a cache. I spent the day in the Jeep going over the pass. Thanks!

08/04/2014 By redball99
TFTC

08/04/2014 By Sooner_Boy13
Awesome Cache

08/14/2013 By Rojo464
Beautiful area to Jeep and cache in, TFTC

07/15/2013 By vaughantimothy
Great day fishing :)

07/13/2013 By sarajen12
Awesome geocache and we got one of the first items put in!

09/13/2011 By JollyElmer
Found while on vacation in White Pine.
TFTC

08/16/2011 By COpackrat
Beautiful lake, I love this valley! TFTC