NOTE: This area is very
frequently wet.
The Trailhead:
Both of the following access routes lead to a picnic area, and
signs denoting that the recreation area is voluntarily maintained
by Jerry Anderson. The area is spartan at best, with a few picnic
tables and nothing else. It is a good place to dry off and enjoy a
beverage. The cache is located approximately 1/2 mile from the
picnic area, and 50' from the established trail. The road depicted
on the map running adjacent the cache site is not much better than
a donkey trail. It is accessible a short distance from the picnic
area, but gets much worse as you go, and there is no room to turn
around. The cache container is a cammouflaged ammunition can. This
will be the third cache container, and a great exercise in
measuring the durability of caches placed in remote areas of our
state - see all logs.
If you have time, this is a great area to ride your ATV, using
either the picnic area or Frontier Boat Landing as a staging
area.
The entire Frontier Farmer Road is a great scenic drive of about
12 Miles. Watch for wildlife as we have seen many deer, wolves,fox,
and a bear from this road. There are some neat pictures in the logs
of wildflowers and wildlife seen by cachers. Even a few wild
cachers!
The Southern Route (6.2 miles - route distance to
vehicle parking area):
The other end of Farmer's Road (vicinity N 48*37.639 / W 094*
12.748) is accessible from Koochiching County Road 88. If you are
going Westbound on MN Hwy 11, you will turn left at Birchdale on
Koochiching Cty Rd 4. This is paved initially, but soon turns to
gravel, continue straight until Frontier Farmer Road appears on
your left. This route is in great shape and suitable for any
vehicle. Avoid the temptation to take the muddy turnoff that
appears to go directly to the cache - You can't get there from here
EVEN ON AN ATV! (We know, we've tried every year for the past
several)
Northern Route (6.4 miles - route distance to vehicle
parking area):
Turn south from MN Highway 11 on to Koochiching County Road 4 at
the Frontier Boat Landing. Take Farmer's Road (vicinity N
48*39.39374' / W 094*16.754')- staying on the main road and turning
left at the only questionable intersection. There is a grass road
going straight here which leads to abandoned gravel pit. Your
destination is a picnic area (vicinity N 48*35.906' / W
094*16.754').There was a washed out culvert (vicinity N 48*37.656'/
W 94*17.929') that has been repaired but the shoulder is a bit
soft. This route is better if you're using an ATV, the southern
route is well suited for any vehicle traffic.
This cache was placed by a member of
The Minnesota Geocaching Association (MnGCA)
