** NOTICE **
The south end of the Bighorn Trail is closed from Km 17 to Km20. Km17 can be accessed from the Teepee Creek Road. |
The cache is in a green plastic container located close to the Bighorn Trail south of Hinton. For more information about this trail look here. The north trailhead is located on the Cold Creek Road at N 53º 21.680' W 117º 33.995'.
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.
The trail rises 500 metres over 5 kilometres so come prepared for a bit of a work out and bring water. 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.
Keep this cache safe for kids. Please no knives, matches or lighters.
Please no food or scented items (soap, candles, lip balm, incense, etc.) or anything else which might attract animals.
Here's a list of all my caches in the Hinton area.
EXPECT DEEP SNOW DURING THE WINTER MONTHS
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