GCHBY6 X-Rock
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: jake92 @ | Hide Date: 12/18/2003 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N37° 18.671 W107° 51.625 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 6

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A cache hidden near a premier rock climbing area

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Directions: Take highway 550 north out of Durango. Just as you’re leaving town, turn left (west) into the parking lot for Mercy Medical Center North Campus & the D.O.T. Park in the parking lot labelled "X-Rock Parking", to the south of the building. Follow the trail running above the medical building. Soon you’ll come to a sign that says “Notice. Climbing is hazardous…”. Follow this trail north. You’ll pass many interesting rock faces and on a nice day there will be many interested climbers working the ‘problems’. When you come to X-Rock itself, you should recognize it*. The cache is beyond X-Rock. If there are climbers nearby, please be discreet in opening the cache. The cache is a small ammo box. Please hide the cachebox well when you are done, as this area gets a fair amount of foot traffic. The walk from the parking spot to the cache is .25 mile each way, over moderately rough terrain.

*If you don’t know what X-rock is and you want to be really sure you will recognize it, drive past the waypoint on 550, looking northwest from the road. X-rock is the large rock with a crack shaped like an X.

Note 8/7/04: The original cache was plundered. Today I replaced the cache, in a nearby location, a bit better concealed from the climbers.

This geocache is available for adoption. The owner is moving away. Please contact Dancegypsy through the website if interested in adopting this geocache, or any of her caches in Southwest Colorado.

05/31/2019 By AutumnEB
Okay now I see it... coordinates show me 20 feet down the hill, probably just bouncing off the rocks. finally got this. Tftc.

05/22/2019 By AutumnEB
Was here for about an hour, read all the logs and photos... no luck :(

12/08/2018 By Utahcolor
Nice day for a short and interesting hike. As others have said, it is just a bit under a half mile each way, and once at the base of the cliff, a little rough. For us the coordinates were spot on. The 'X' is pretty amazing. As you walk along the Dakota Sandstone it is largely unjointed, and then, bang, here's a joint pair for all time. The first view of it along the trail is perfectly framed by junipers, and another grove at the base of the wall is pretty neat, too. Appreciate that this old cache is still in great shape and good to go. Gets a fave from us. TFTC

09/08/2018 By Sandia Geeks & K9
Got it!
Working on a video of X-Rock.
Stay tuned...
Sandia Geeks & K9

07/28/2018 By Gremoline
Got it!!

05/13/2018 By GrizzlyBear5
Finally! Looked last year with no luck. Rocks make signal bounce. Great hike. Thanks for the cache

04/17/2018 By onionfunyunion
Tftc!

03/22/2018 By BOSQUE.BOBBY
It has been a number of years since I was on X-Rock, passing through I noticed this cache and decided I better stop and check it out. Thanks for the fun.
SL

02/18/2018 By Felles
Longer than we thought but perfect day. GZ was uphill when coordinates showed downhill. Thanks for the hiker. TNLN

02/18/2018 By JoyceBoyer
Fellis and Ms.Moto 2/17/18. Took some time to find. .4 miles on trail from parking.

10/15/2017 By Yoda'sTreasure
I am out from Denver to ride the Train to Silverton. Having a great day geocaching.
Nice hide. TNLN.

09/23/2017 By ATV5
Found with the kids & grandkids today
Nice hike
Thanks!
ATV5

08/05/2017 By DadsJewel
Pretty little trek and cool cache. Thanks!

06/25/2017 By twassie
Thanks for leading us to this neat area. Took us awhile, but finally spotted it. Left a TB. Peace.