RM Off
Road Series (ORS) #2: Saxon Mountain
This cache is the fifth of
six in my #2 series of off-road caches located along Saxon Mountain
Road. This route runs for about 14 miles round trip starting
from Georgetown and winding to the summit of Saxon Mountain then
returning via the same route.
Cache
Information
At this point you will be on the back side of Saxon Mountain
driving through the forest. When you come to the cache
location, the trees will open up for an awesome view across the
valley out to Mount Evans. There is no place to park directly
adjacent to the cache location, so you can either park in the
middle of the trail if there is no one else around or you can drive
up a ways to find a place to pull off to the side.
RM Off Road Series #2
Complete Cache Listing (Start to
Summit)
1.
Georgetown Lake View
2.
Don't Look Down
3.
Oh What a View
4.
I Came Up That?
5.
Window to the World
6.
Pick a View
Trail
Information
Rating/Description
My book rates this trail as easy but I don't agree with that
rating. I would say it is on the low end of moderate.
The trail is rocky/bumpy most of the way to the top. Give
yourself plenty of time and take it slow. In some areas the
trail is steep with a few narrow sections that are on the
edge. Most stock SUV type vehicles should have no trouble on
this trail. Disclaimer: You need to decide for yourself if it
is safe to make the trip in your vehicle. Note: ATV's are
allowed, but there is no staging area at the bottom, so you must
offload somewhere along the beginning of the trail.
Winter
Months
There is a gate near the bottom of the trail, so they may close
this trail in winter.
Time/Distance
The round trip trail is approximately 14 miles and should take
about 3 to 4 hours driving time. You will also need to
include time for finding the caches, exploring (make sure you check
out the old log cabins along the route), sight seeing, lunch,
etc. I suggest you have lunch at the summit where the last
cache in the series is located.
Trail
Waypoints
This route should be easy to navigate to the summit using the
caches in the series as your intermediate waypoints. There is
one extra waypoint provided with the first cache of this series,
Georgetown Lake View.
RM ORS #02-05: Window to the World
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| Terrain: 
Strange Mushroom Near the Cache
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