Out on a Lark Traditional Cache
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Located in White Ranch Park, northwest of Golden, CO
Wear your Hiking Boots! It’s about 2-2.5 miles, one way, to the cache site and you'll be starting at almost 7,000 ft or so in elevation. Amazingly, you'll have to go uphill regardless of which end of the park you start.
This cache is located in the Jefferson County Open Space White Ranch Park. You can either park in the east parking lot off Hwy 93 or enter from western Crawford Gulch side (my suggestion-park in the upper lot). The JeffCo Openspace website will give you a complete map of the park to help with driving directions and trail names. The trail intersections are well marked with wooden sign posts. (visit link)
The “Out of a Lark” cache is located about halfway along the Mustang Trail. Irrespective of your starting point, you are going to follow the Belcher Hill Trail until it interconnects to Mustang Trail. The final resting spot is slightly off the main trail and, of course, uphill. Finding the exact location is up to you.
Plan your hike accordingly; the park opens one hour before sunlight and one hour after sunset. (I personally would not want to get caught out there after dark-it gets really dark). If you’re really determined and can’t find our cache on your first try, camping is allowed if you visit JeffCo Open Space a little bit in advance. They’ll even give you free firewood to help keep you warm while you’re thinking about where in the world the cache could be. There are restrooms located at the trailheads and the campsites. Leashed dogs are permitted if you’d like to bring your Geo-Rover along to help find the cache. You may need him, we tried to be tricky….
Enjoy the hike!
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