GC7WBWA Traditional Cache Black Bear Pass Cache
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 3.5 out of 5
By: Pathfinder33 @ | Hide Date: 08/18/2018 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N37° 53.981 W107° 44.573 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Takes more than an hour  Scenic view  Not Available during winter  Abandoned mines  Cliff / falling rocks  Dangerous area  Parking available  Motorcycles  Quads  Off-road vehicles  Seasonal Access 

Black Bear Pass (Forest Road 823) is one of the premier Jeep trails in Colorado. Known for "The Steps" and the "Switchbacks" which get you down into the town of Telluride. Starting at about mile 5.6 on this trail (from highway 550 to Telluride) becomes one way downhill only. If you are not an experienced trail driver with a good clearance vehicle, and a short wheelbase, my sugestion is to turn around at the cache, and go back to highway 550. If you are adventurous, there are several more caches down along this route that can be yours. The trail up to the cache is rated at Moderate 4-6 on a 1-10 scale. On the downhill section from the steps through the switchbacks to the bottom is rated as difficult 6-8.

From the trailhead on the cache page, to the summit is approximitly 3.2 miles all uphill. This secction can be done with any stock Jeep, SUV, AWD Crossover with clearance, or pickup truck, any of these must have 4WD, and a low gear option would be best. Once you are at the summit of the pass road you will find the sign in the backgroundd picture. Park nearby and the cache will not be far.    

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T07WBWA - Trailhead
N 37° 53.790 W 107° 42.830

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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
T07WBWATrailhead Trailhead  08/18/2018 N 37° 53.790 W 107° 42.830 2.57 kms E 

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Cache is placed in a hole in the rock wall with other rocks covering it. Inside the cache I placed the log sheet inside a smaller clear plastic tube to protect it.

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11 Logs: Found it 9  Write note 1  Publish Listing 1  

Found it 09/29/2018 By Unkle Fester
Yeah baby! Black bear pass. This road has been on my bucket list for years! Loving it! TFTC, the views were fantastic as the leaves were in peak colors

Found it 09/24/2018 By Marshall
My highest Cache with the lowest temperatures

Found it 09/18/2018 By chattycathy55
Quick find with a bunch of muggle jeepers.

Found it 09/18/2018 By lgf
Quick find, which was good because I had six jeeps full of muggles waiting for me. Great day to be out. Thanks for placing.

Write note 08/31/2018 By Davesdakota
Awesome drive and awesome views! Get to see things you would never see otherwise. Grabbed this cache fairly quickly with geo-husband, geo-dog, and geo-stick. TFTC!

Found it 08/31/2018 By Davesdakota
Cool find! Out doing the trail with the Geowife and Geodog.

Found it 08/21/2018 By WingsAndTales
COpackrat and I had been up here a couple years ago for the one above it. We found the cache and went back down the easy side. TFTC

Found it 08/21/2018 By COpackrat
Nicely hidden cache with great views! Thanks!

Found it 08/20/2018 By TwoElkers
Dropped down off Ophir Pass & climbed up Big Bear from the Silverton side. First time up on Big Bear. We came by ourselves (without other vehicles) so decided to not go on down to Telluride. Hoping for another FTF, we made a quick find on the container, logged in & replaced where we found it. Another cache was waiting nearby so another search was on. Thanks for the fun.

Found it 08/20/2018 By travelinduo
Woohoo! Our second FTF of the day with TwoElkers! First time on Black Bear! TFTCSL!

Publish Listing 08/20/2018 By Heartland Cacher
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