Redstone Castle

07/07/2018 By Pohka
Did something of a rush job getting here. Hiked up from below, stopped for two caches (both looking like DNFs but going to look another time and check them). Also just so happened to have hiked to the wrong side of Red Mountain , something of a minor comedy of errors. Ah well. The photo is taken looking north toward the other ruins. Have to say, more of a watch tower than castle I hope. Lack of water would kill you in a siege up her.

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06/28/2018 By Denali41
I've wanted to make the hike up to Redstone Castle for years. It's one of the few Colorado Virtual caches that I haven't found. But every time I've been in the area I've been rushed and simply have not had the time for the hike. So when icezebra11 and I learned we would not be spending the day hiking to caches at Devil's Playground we decided on caching around Manitou Springs; I lobbied for this to be our first cache of the day. Brad immediately agreed! So we drove down from northern Colorado to the Manitou Springs area and were lucky to find a pay-for-parking space reasonably close to the trailhead. It got hot later in the day, but conditions were cool as we made our early hike to the top. There, we counted the tall and low steel posts, took some photos, and admired the views. Icezebra11 has sent our answers. Thanks for this Virtual at an interesting location!

06/24/2018 By icezebra11
A couple weeks ago Denali41 and I made plans to travel south today to the Pike's Peak/Colorado Springs area to go after a bunch of caches, starting at the top of the peak and working our way back down the mountain toward CS. Last night I texted my son who lives in the Springs that we'd be there today and asked if he wanted to hike with us in the Devil's Playground area. He said "good luck" because the Hill Climb was happening today. So we had to alter our plan to eliminate all the caches above the toll booth. We still had a full day of caching, as we fully expected we wouldn't be able to get to all the caches on the target list, even without the caches on PP.

This was the first cache we went for today. We found a pay parking spot on Ruxton, figuring two hours should be enough to get us to this cache and back (along with stops at a few others nearby.) We had a nice hike up to the castle location and obtained the information necessary for this cache. We enjoyed the views for a little bit before heading back down the trail. Not really sure what would have been here, maybe a watchtower? A neat location for sure!

Thanks Gil&Ani for creating this virtual and luring us here!!! (answers emailed)

01/28/2018 By Back Country Horsemen
Been wanting to hike up here & find this virtual for years. Parking in Manitou has really become a challenge but we found the $5 guy. Anyway there used to be another incline that came up Here & competed with the one across the way. It's a very interesting history that is on the internet. Answers have been sent.
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01/27/2018 By KJKlock
Found this while on a fun group hike to the top of Red Mountain.

01/27/2018 By THeSKuLL
I was sluggish and not feeling like exercising all week, but I finally got talked into this great hike. Started off freezing, but by the time we got to the top I was warmed up and actually running to the peak from our last find. Thanks for placing this cache for us to enjoy!

01/27/2018 By Kerewin0430
Nice brisk morning hike with a group of cachers. Thanks for giving us a reason to explore this historic area! Answers sent.

01/27/2018 By XTerra85
Went hiking with a small group up Red Mtn today. What a view! Thanks for the virtual up here. Sending answers now. TFTC

09/13/2017 By andGuest
This was the hike for the day since there was supposed to be storms later in the day. Another great view of the surrounding areas. TFTF

08/06/2017 By estes01
If you want the answer, you need to contact me. Ha ha ha! Still logging it. Where the heck is this place? Oh right, the view is spectacular.