GCAD5QV Traditional Cache Great Western MP 32
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: cajrrman @ | Hide Date: 08/22/2023 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 29.481 W104° 52.005 | Last updated: 09/14/2023 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Parking available  Bicycles 

The Great Western Trail right-of-way is on the old Great Western railroad grade. The trail runs from Windsor to Eaton. The rail line was built in 1905 by the Great Western Railway of Colorado as a feeder route for local sugar beet farmers to nearby national rail lines. The rails were torn up long ago but here there is an actual mulepost indicating 32 miles from Longmont. The rail line still exists and is in use south of Windsor.

 

I recommend a bicycle to get to this cache - it is a bike trail after all! Parking is best to the southwest on Cherryridge Drive (see the parking waypoint). It's about a 1/3 mile walk to the cache from there. The road to the north doesn't really have a good spot to park. 

 

Please don't use the farmer's road to get to the cache!

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01AD5QV - Parking
N 40° 29.195 W 104° 52.238

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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
01AD5QVParking Parking Area  08/22/2023 N 40° 29.195 W 104° 52.238 0.62 kms SW 

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Not on the milepost and not under the bridge.

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5 Logs: Found it 4  Publish Listing 1  

Found it 09/12/2023 By SeekDaCache
Caching our way to the NoCo Geo-Night Out Event after attending the National Day of Encouragement with the 77's. Broke out the Bat Geo-Scooter and down the trail I went on a nice short ride to GZ. Very nice hide and camo, SL,TFTC

Found it 09/04/2023 By joshdrummer15
Nice hide

Found it 08/28/2023 By AZtravelers
Found on a short bike ride from our house in Windsor. I was the first to sign the log, so I will say {FTF} .

I ride this trail frequently, since our daughter lives in Severance. I understand that the CO is a fairly recent resident of Severance. Welcome to the neighborhood, although belatedly. And thanks for this series of caches on the GWT. I'll get some more later on with our grandson who is a Junior at Severance High. Go Silver Knights!

After I recorded this cache, I remembered that at an event this morning, one of the cachers told me about the cajrrman YouTubes. I just watched a couple of them Well Done! I especially enjoyed the Adventure Lab in Windsor that I did a few years ago. thanks.

Found it 08/24/2023 By egroeg38
Thanks for the new cache and also for continuing the Great Western MP series. TFTC SL FTF

Publish Listing 08/23/2023 By IgnotusPeverell
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