GCY7F3 Traditional Cache Colorado Trail
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 4 out of 5 | Terrain: 4 out of 5
By: SwedeHG @ | Hide Date: 09/09/2006 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 34.713 W106° 53.368 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Scenic view  Not Available during winter  Bicycles  Motorcycles  Quads  Off-road vehicles  Snowmobiles  Horses 
Needless to say, this cache is located along the Colorado Trail.
A high clearance vehicle is a must to drive to this cache. I drove to the spot without 4-wheel drive, but decided to come back by a different route and I needed 4-wheel drive to get through some rather rough places. As a result, I've rated this cache at 4.

You can get to this cache by one of two routes. To place the cache I drove north of Gunnison and turned on county road 51. I'll leave it up to you about how to proceed from there. I came back through Tomichi Heights east of Gunnison.

Additional Waypoints
C2Y7F3 - Navajo Lane (Ct Rd 72) access
N 38° 33.102 W 106° 53.427
This seems fairly easy at the start, but the trail is rough.
CTY7F3 - Sage Drive (Ct Rd 51) access
N 38° 33.817 W 106° 55.292
This should be the easiest approach to the cache.
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 Additional Waypoints (2)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
C2Y7F3Navajo Lane (Ct Rd 72) access Trailhead This seems fairly easy at the start, but the trail is rough. 07/29/2007 N 38° 33.102 W 106° 53.427 2.99 kms S 
CTY7F3Sage Drive (Ct Rd 51) access Trailhead This should be the easiest approach to the cache. 07/29/2007 N 38° 33.817 W 106° 55.292 3.24 kms SW 

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If you've found my Signal Peak cache, you know the way I came back, but be prepared to use 4-wheel drive and be very careful.

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 08/05/2016 By Outdoor Lover
TFTC nice spot

Found it 07/24/2013 By Rojo464
It took a couple of tries to find the way up here but we finally got it. TFTC

Found it 07/24/2013 By ABJ1167
Nice drive once we found the right road

Found it 05/23/2010 By blacknight04
4 wheel drive is good to have but if you follow the signal peak route, a sturdy truck is all you really need. However, I parked where at the intersection where one road goes to signal peak, one is the road I came on, one goes straight, and one goes toward the cache. It is possible to drive right to the cache but I would highly recommend a very strong 4 wheel drive vehicle. Also, I would not recommend going straight. I did and had to turn around eventually. But still a very fun 4 wheel drive cache. My Jeep had fun as well.
Me at Colorado Trial cache

Found it 09/12/2009 By flutiste
Found cache with RockDok and 2 friends. Nice view, fun find. Think our friends are hooked. TFTC

Found it 05/23/2009 By conrenae
Went up in our Jeep and we followed one TOUGH runner, he ran all the way up to signal peak. Took fifty cents and left a tire gauge. TFTC

Found it 04/13/2009 By studiogirl
I hiked to this cache from Silver Sage Drive. Carbon Mt. and the West Elks were spectaculary white in the distance. The cache was out in the open so I hid it better before I left. I took Swede's mini CD and left a dream catcher keychain. Th CD is wonderful. Thanks for sharing your views.

Found it 09/16/2008 By r.goodwin
Nice road above Gunnison. Had fun with friends. Signed log book and replaced cache and changed a flat tire. Still had a lot of fun with friends.
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Found it 10/13/2007 By Draimen
Beautiful view. Fun drive. Bring your camera!

Took colo key chain, left cigar label.

Found it 10/06/2007 By jocco1
TFTC!! Have went by this one a few times, did not know it was there. Took a noise maker, left a golf ball we found on the way up to the cache. Jocco1 and Donna.