Moat Mountain Mine Trail Traditional Geocache
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There are two designated mineral collecting sites in the White Mountain National Forest. Moat Mountain Mine is one of them. Smoky Quartz is often collected here.
There are two ways to get to this cache. The first way is to park at N 44 00.852 W071 09.542 before the locked gate and near the TREE'd cache. From here it is about a 2 mile (1.7 miles as the crow flies) walk, ride or ski down FR379 to the cache. From the cache it is another 1/2 mile up to the mine. Another approach is to continue on the left branching road from the first parking coordinates to another parking area at the end of the road at N 44 01.040 W071 09.445. Take the trail to the mine. From there it is another 1/2 mile to the cache. The first way is easier, but doesn't pass the mine. It is also possible to make a loop hike from either parking area.
In winter and mud season you may encounter another locked gate 1/3 of a mile from the first parking coordinates. You will have to walk in from there.
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