This cache sits at the beginning of the Cathedral Valley loop if starting at the River Ford by this cache. This is a 59 mile drive that can take approximately 5-7 hours if you do the whole loop and get out to enjoy the scenery. Cathedral Valley is worth the drive and time. You do not need a 4x4 to find this cache but if you proceed across the river you will. Cathedral Valley has some of the most beautiful landscapes of anywhere in the world and some of the best in Capitol Reef National Park. Some of the sites are listed below. This is one of my all time favorite drives. This is the first of several caches you can discover along the loop.
- 1 mile (1.6 km) River Ford - You must drive accros the river
- 9 miles (14.5 km) Bentonite Hills
- 14 miles (22.5 km) Lower South Desert Overlook Spur Road
- 27 miles (43.5 km) Upper South Desert Overlook Spur Road
- 27.5 miles (44.3 km)Junction of the Hartnet/Polk Creek/Cathedral (also known as the Caineville Wash) Roads
- 28 miles (45.1 km) Cathedral Campground
- 30 miles (48.3 km) Upper Cathedral Valley
- 33 miles (53.1 km ) Junction of Caineville Wash and Baker Ranch Roads
- 33.1 miles (53.3 km)Gypsum Sinkhole Spur Road
- 42.5 miles (68.4 km) Lower Cathedral Valley Spur Road (Temples of the Sun & Moon, Glass Mountain)
- 59 miles (95 km) Hwy 24 at Caineville Wash Road
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