Lagniappe near Apex Trail Traditional Cache
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Lagniappe near Apex Trail
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In order to reach the cache a fairly long hike is required. Good footware appropriate for mountain hiking is recommended. As with any extended hike, carry enough water and avoid snakes. Finding the cache once at the cache site should not be a problem.
Lagniappe (lan yap) n. Cajun, a small unexpected bonus or gift given to someone.
This is more of a hike with a cache than a cache with a hike, hence its name. The hike is about 4.5 miles roundtrip with about 900' elevation gain from the parking area to the cache site. This is not a cache and dash situation. Plan on 2-1/2 hours as an average. Your mileage may vary.
While in use, the Apex Trail provided access to the gold fields of Central City from the plains. The trail ascended Apex Gulch from near its confluence with Lena Gulch below present day Heritage Square. When Heritage Square was constructed, all signs of the town that had marked the beginning of the trail were wiped out. Very little remains of the trail which fell into disuse after it was wiped out by flood waters from a heavy summer cloudburst well over 100 years ago. Today it is a prime spot for hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders with over 10 miles of well maintained trails. While you are on the trails, make note of the tolls that were charged to use the toll road in terms of 1869 dollars and enjoy the views that present themselves to you.
The cache is a log only 35mm film canister. Bring your own writing stick. The cache is located on the Grubstake Loop, a side trail to the main Apex Trail. The cache is environmentally friendly and is situated about 12 feet from a well maintained trail. To get to the cache absolutely no brushwhacking is necessary nor does a blade a grass need to be walked on. The cache can be clearly seen without disturbing anything, you just need to be slightly off the trail to view it. PLEASE REPLACE THE CACHE SO THAT IT CAN BE SPOTTED WHILE STANDING ON THE TRAIL and yet be somewhat protected from the weather.
Parking in the lower Heritage Square parking lot is at N39 42.962', W105 12.590'. Brochures can be obtained and large scale map viewed at N39 42.940', W105 12.654'.
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