1. Take I-40 to the Tijeras Exit. After exiting,
head STRAIGHT after the stop light onto SR 337 South.
2. Take SR 337 South for some time until it T's up at SR 55 and
turn Right heading West. (SR 55 goes West for some time and then
ends up heading South.)
3. Follow SR 55 thru the towns of Tajique, Torreon and into the
town of Manzano and look for the "RED CANYON CAMPGROUND and MANZANO
STATE PARK" turnoff on the Right side of the road.
4. Follow this paved road to the State Park entrance but don't
go straight to the State Park. Turn RIGHT onto the paved road.
(Look for the red and white cell tower!! The road will take you
right by it!!) Once the road turns into a dirt road, you will be in
the Cibola National Forest. This dirt road is called: Forest Road
422.
5. Follow Forest Road 422 to the Red Canyon Campground area.
6. GO PAST the Red Canyon area heading South for several miles.
Be looking for a trail head sign on the Right side of the road
called "Kayser Mill Canyon -->" This is where you will want to
park and start your hike.
Kayser Mill Trail #80 will take you 2 MI to the top of the
crest. After that, you will have to hike the Crest Trail #170 going
South for about 1 MI until you reach the summit!
Alternate Trail: Pine
Shadows Trail #170A is a 5.5 mile hike and has plenty of parking.
Keep driving South on Forest Road 422 to the Pine Shadows Picnic
Area. There you will find the trailhead and a bonus cache just up
the trail called: "Trails End Almost" (GCEFD3) by
CoronasRevenge
NOTICE: Always be
prepaired!! Weather can change in an instant so bring rain gear,
drinking water and 1st aid and plan ahead of time before attempting
this cache! Black Bears and Cougars have been sighted in this area.
Cache is only available between April and November using Kayser
Mill trail #80. Restrooms and picnic benches can be found in the
Pine Shadows picnic area or at the Red Canyon Campground
area.
Alternate trails on the West slope of the
Manzano Mountains will also give you access. (John F. Kennedy
Campground area to Trigo canyon #185 & Salas Trail #184 and/or
Forest Access Road #33 off HWY-47 to Monte Largo canyon) but these
trails are very steep and they will take you much longer to get to
the summit.
Please make sure to download and print the following
detailed map to help guide you to the
cache!!
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Cache
is a 4" X 15" cellular core PVC pipe loaded with plenty of
goodies!! PLEASE OPEN THE RED SIDE OF THE CACHE
ONLY!!
You can conquer this cache in a 1 day hike
if you start early (aound 9:00am), otherwise, I highly recommend
bringing your back-pack, tent and sleeping bag for a splended
over-nite back-packing
adventure!!
GOOD
LUCK AND HAVE
FUN!
Dedicated to
geocacher and friend "Shoops". Since he was not able to join us in
our adventure, we dedicated this cache to him in his
honor.
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