GCXN12 Traditional Cache Ruby Jewel
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: Colorado State Forest State Park @ | Hide Date: 08/09/2006 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 36.059 W105° 56.307 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 2
Dogs  Access or parking fee  Scenic view  Bicycles  Horses  Medium hike (1km-10km) 
The Ruby Jewel Route is accessed off County Road 41 within the State Forest State Park.
Most passenger vehicles can travel the first two miles to the Ruby Jewel Yurt parking area. 4 x 4's can continue another 2 miles where the route ends and the trailhead starts. From the trailhead the hike to Ruby Jewel Lake is 1.5 miles. Permitted use from trailhead: foot, bike, and horse.
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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 08/07/2018 By chachycpt
Found while on a No Barriers Veterans expedition to Clark Peak. Water was Great!
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Found it 06/24/2017 By rednam4
One of the most beautiful and gratifying hikes I've done in a while.

Found it 08/14/2016 By Astronomer12
Technically did not find it on this day, but have found it earlier. Great view, thanks for the cache!!!

Found it 07/18/2016 By GeoMeg1985
We found this Cache after trekking the 1.5 miles from the trail head. 3 miles all together. Tougher hike, but such beautiful scenery. Last entry was just a few days before us, lots of goodies and some trash. We cleaned it out, added some goodies and took in the scenery. Ruby Jewel lake is a one of a kind find in itself. Worth it, even just for the hike! Wear a good pair of shoes and a wind breaker as the final destination is 11,000 up!

Found it 07/03/2016 By JenSeriously
Amazing hike! Varied terrain, challenging but not impossible because it's fairly short. Still plenty of snow and ice in early July and a lot of mud from what melted. Fairly easy to find the cache.

Found it 08/17/2015 By ItsaGrossThing
CU in the Rockies group 1 at it again! TFTC!

Found it 09/13/2014 By LazyJC
This was a great hike to beautiful country, thanks for the cache and the wonderful scenery!

Found it 08/19/2012 By PurpleGherkins
More difficult hike than anticipated for us 50 year olds, but I made it to the top. Kids age 14 and 19 had no problem. Beautiful views on the way up. We did this during our annual camping trip to North Michigan Reservoir. Now back to school and work for all of us. TFTC! We left a little frisbee.

Found it 09/23/2011 By pacollings
Found the cache. Left a travel bug after climbing Clark Peak.

Found it 09/10/2011 By two much fun
Beautiful hike, no moose today. tftc sl tnln