I needed to get out of the house after being cooped up all week teleworking and I was hoping enough snow had melted off the mountain to hike up to Pete's Cabin. Using google maps ahead of time, this old road looked like the easiest way to find my way to the cabin. Be advised, the road has been closed to motor vehicle traffic for several years now so you'll have to walk, ride a bike, or ride a horse in. As we all know, looks can be deceiving, especially for me. There was a trail that cuts off to the north but while hiking up the road I couldn't find it.
I reached this point and although it seemed like I should have passed the cutoff by now, I wasn't sure. It was getting later in the day and I didn't want to hike out in the dark so I figured I might as well place a quick cache with what I had which happened to be a small pill bottle. I decided to name the cache Pete's Failure since I failed in my quest to get there.
On my way back down, I came across the right trail that cuts off to the north and eventually made it over to Pete's Cabin but since I had already written the name on the makeshift logsheet, the name remains. If you make it this far and want to continue on to Pete's Cabin, backtrack about an 1/8th of a mile and you will come across the right trail although it is hard to see since it hasn't had any vehicle traffic on it for years. As as alternative, after looking at the map now that I'm back home, it appears that there is another trail just a little farther down the road that might take you where you need to go as well.
The Willard Peak road has seasonal access, and there is a gate which is locked at the end of the pavement from about November through May. There is an entrance to the side of the gate to allow access to 48" and narrower vehicles (snowmobiles, motorcycles, horses, ATV's, and people). If the gate is locked, you can park at the second parking spot listed and hike in along the road from there.
Congratulations to Cache MACS for the FTF!