| Sign posted at the north trailhead. I have left this cache at Km 18 active as it is close to the Teepee Creek Road at N53.252° W117.405° and the trail to it is free of deadfall. |
The cache is located close to the Bighorn Trail on the Gregg River Road south of Hinton. For more information about this trail look here. The south trailhead is located at N 53º 15.112' W 117º 21.617'.
The trail was built in the early 1900s by the Dominion of Canada Forestry Service as a pack trail to patrol the forested areas along the eastern slopes. It had a telegraph line along it to link the forestry cabins along the route. Old telegraph line insulators can still be seen along the trail.
Proper footwear is a must as portions of the trail are muddy and steep. The trail is well signed with kilometre markers.
Once the trail crests the High Divide ridge you'll be rewarded with great views of the mountains to the west. Past this point the trail is gently undulating, maintaining generally the same elevation all the way along the ridge.
A picnic table and fire ring are located at kilometre 8.5 from the north trailhead.
The cache is in a camo'd film canister and only contains a log book. Please bring your own pencil and TNLNSL.
Here's a list of all my caches in the Hinton area.
EXPECT DEEP SNOW DURING THE WINTER MONTHS