GC1EZXB RM ORS #20-06: The Girlz
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Team Red Rubicon @ | Hide Date: 08/03/2008 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 25.713 W105° 42.114 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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Rocky Mountain (RM) Off Road Series (ORS) #20: Twin Cone
A series by: Team Red Rubicon.

This is the last of six caches in the #20 series of Rocky Mountain off-road caches located along the difficult Twin Cone trail. The Twin Cone Trail starts along Highway 285 at Kenosha Pass where the Colorado Hiking trail crosses the highway. The trail offers a lot of great scenery, including views of the surrounding mountains with Red Cone to the North.

Cache Information
This cache was placed by TRR back in 2008 and is being melded into this series.  Here is the original cache description:

Team Red Rubicon had a blast meeting up to explore this new trail. It will take you to the top of the North Teton of Twin Cones.
I recommend 4x4 with rear locker at least. There is no real difficult area that you cannot get by HOWEVER there is also some loose stuff with large rocks that can present a challenge. Have fun.





RM Off Road Series #20 Compete Cache Listing

1. Kenosha Creek Cache
2. Quiet Spot
3. Big Valley
4. Hill Climb
5. AGV (Another Good View)
6. The Girlz

Trail Information

Rating/Description
The trail starts near Kenosha Pass just off of Highway 285 about 60 miles from Denver.  Take a left off of the highway at N39 24.749 W105 45.487 while heading west.  The trailhead is just south of the highway inside the campground at N39 24.826 W105 45.267.   There are pit toilets and and a good parking area to air down next to the trailhead.  Shortly after starting the trail, you will come to an unlocked gate that you must unchain and open to proceed.  Make sure you close and chain the gate behind you.  The trail travels through some private property for a while before you come to another similar gate that you must open and close.  After passing through the 2nd gate, you will be on National Forest land. You will travel about 7.2 miles total up to the top of North Twin Cone at 12,300 feet elevation and then return via the same route.  The trail starts getting more difficult at N39 24.968 W105 42.056 and there is a steep hill climb at N39 25.253 W105 42.292.  Make sure you spend some time to enjoy the scenery along the way and plan to spend some time at the top of the mountain.

The Twin Cone Trail is rated difficult but if you take the easier routes, the trail is on the high side of moderate.  There are also plenty of optional difficult sections if you are up for more of a challenge.  You will need a decent vehicle with 4x4 low range and good ground clearance, preferably lifted, to run the trail. The trail is rated a 5 (easiest routes) to 6 (most difficult routes) out of 10 on the traildamage website. Disclaimer: You need to decide for yourself if it is safe to run either of these trails in your vehicle and if you have any doubts, don't do it.

Note: All coordinates in the above description are included on the waypoint list on the first cache page.

Winter Months
This trail is not accessible in the winter. The Twin Cone Trail typically is passable early in the summer because most of the trail gets full sun exposure. It's usually one of the first high mountain trails to open in summer around mid June.  Conditions will vary from year to year.

Time/Distance
The total distance to run the trail is about 14.4 miles round trip. The trails can be run in about 3-5 hours with a few stops thrown in, but make sure you leave extra time to have lunch on the trail, find the caches and to do some exploring. To reach the trailhead from the Denver area takes about 1 to 1.5 hours.

Trail Waypoints
See waypoint list on the first cache page.

09/21/2018 By FlyingBug
Out riding with friends but they bailed at the first hint of difficulty on the trail. Made it to the top solo, again… Awesome ride, awesome views. Would be nice to be able to share the experience.
On the way back down, some hikers told us that the trail is closed to vehicles. Plenty of tracks so others are using it and there apparently is a sign (saw on the way out) that is covered with a bag. No barricade either.
Legal to ride??? I don't know. Maybe they are getting ready to close the trail but haven't yet.

09/11/2018 By ibgpin
I bagged a total of 14 finds today but the six on the Twin Cones trail were my primary objective today. This trail has two distinct personalities. The first half is fairly mild and the second half is fairly rough. Glad I had the Jeep as it made easy work of the rough areas. I'm pretty sure this one was missing and since this is not an easy spot to get to I replaced it with a soda blank hidden under a rock at GZ.

06/24/2017 By wxgurl79
Hunted & hunted. Didn't find.. Found recent evidence of a drinking party though!

06/24/2017 By ionosphere80
Took a good look.

07/05/2016 By splashman
Today was 'Girlz' driving day so coming up here was perfect! Jodi, Stacey, Robyn, & I drove the Jeeps all the way up and learned some things about going over rocks, etc. , along with excellent spotting from Steve when needed. Saw a marmot in the same spot going up & down . Some WOW views from up here.
Thanks for the fun!
The Splashes

10/19/2015 By Team Laxson
Last cache of the day for us, and the views at the top are great! It's a little cloudy today, but still blue skies patched with white. It's cold and windy up here though, so we were all glad to have coats and windows to roll up. Well, at least the Jeeps were happy about windows :-) This one took a bit of searching to find, probably the most difficult to locate of the day. Coords were spot on though, just well hidden.

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