GC7Z0RG Dragon's Backbone
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: ernie66 @ | Hide Date: 10/13/2018 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 44.199 W104° 51.360 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
                 

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Congratulations to GoMRT - First to Find!

Cheyenne Mountain State Park includes most of the land around one of the three summits of Cheyenne Mountain. Although it isn't the highest summit, the hike is a real challenge — over 15 miles round trip from the main parking lot in the Park — but the views are unmatched from the 3.5-mile figure-eight loop at the top.

The cache is located just off the trail near the midpoint of the Dragon's Backbone. Although the cache location does not pose any danger, rangers have issued warnings, ranking this trail difficult to extreme due to ruggedness and exposure. But there were a surprising number of hikers using the loop. You can do it too! There is a benchmark nearby, but sadly it does not appear to be in geocaching.com's database.

PARK ONLY IN DESIGNATED LOTS...DO NOT PARK ALONG THE ROADWAY OR IN FRONT OF LOCKED GATES. Day use fee or Colorado State Park pass required. No dogs are allowed on these trails. Horses and bicycles are allowed up to the 2.5-mile mark on Dixon Trail but you'll have to hike the remainder.

This cache is placed by permission of Senior Ranger Darcy Mount. Please be respectful of all surroundings and stay on established trails. All the twists and turns of the trail system have been designed to get you safely through the terrain and to protect the wildlife habitat. There is nothing to be gained by trying to take a shortcut. If there is any problem with the cache, please note it in your log.

Additional Waypoints

P07Z0RG - Limekiln Parking
N 38° 43.893 W 104° 49.263

T07Z0RG - Dixon Trailhead
N 38° 43.334 W 104° 50.954

06/08/2019 By sjvass
Thanks for the find!!!

05/25/2019 By Mikejama
Tftc love the trail:)

04/16/2019 By billkat
Long day. Had a great hike to this one. Enjoyed the scrambling to the top. Tftc!

12/15/2018 By kenyansherpa
On a beautiful day with Wings and Tales and Estes01, we had a wonderful hike. Thanks to Ernie66 for a great placement in an outstanding location! And thanks to my always fun hiking partners! All is well with the container and log. TFTH!!

12/15/2018 By estes01
That cache photo is not the Dragon's Backbone :-) It is much prettier than that and it's easy to see why the CO wanted a cache up there. It was a little slow going because of the snow and ice, but kenyansherpa was able to do it without spikes. The last part of the trail to the cache had very little snow on it and even though the rangers ranked it difficult and treacherous with some exposure, it was not bad at all. Fun day hiking with WingsAndTales and Kenyansherpa. The trail is beautiful and the views spectacular. Thanks for a reason to go up there.

12/15/2018 By WingsAndTales
Estes01, kenyansherpa and I decided to make a trip up here today. The weather has been warm enough to keep the snow from getting too deep yet. The views just kept getting better as we made our way to the cache. We found it pretty quickly and tucked it back where we found it. I was surprised by all the tracks in the snow. This trail is becoming quite popular. TFTC

11/22/2018 By CVA64
Dragon Slayer!
#9 in my caching career of this {FTF} kind (queue the Beatles White Album #9)
Photo log attached.

10/28/2018 By Heartland Cacher
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