A Bear Creek Urban Trail cache by Team Barn Owls. We've lived in the Coachella Valley all our lives, but did not know this “trail” existed until we were drawn here by a geocache. The original portion of the Bear Creek Ridge Trail has a trail head that begins where the paved urban one ends. We're told that the first short leg to the oasis is a short “easy” hike through a sandy wash, and the remaining 8 mile hike quite strenuous. While there are caches along that trail, the Urban Trail caches are along a level trail with only the slightest elevation gain. We tried to make the caches as varied and different as the surroundings would allow.
Having physical limitations ourselves, we are well aware of the large number of adventurous sorts out there who will never be able to tackle a T4 again. Our goal was to use the striking scenery of the urban portion of this trail to provide a not-too-strenuous adventure for those sorts.
With bad knees and sciatica, we were able to hide the caches without undue stress, so we know they are accessible to the physically challenged. You can walk the roughly 5-mile round trip if you wish. You can also drive up the cove, and park-as-you-go, as we did when planting some of the caches.
Convenient, trail-side parking is available for every cache.
You will probably need a TOT to get the log out of the container.