GC58ZCG Running Trails - Palmer Divide Trail
Type: Traditional | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: colorado-rattll @ | Hide Date: 07/15/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 03.390 W104° 36.143 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
       

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Two of my favourite activities are Trail running and Geocaching and I often like to combine the two by picking up a cache while out on a trail run. This Cache is part of a series that I will be creating that combine a Geocache with a favourite running trail in and around Colorado Springs, CO. You don't have to run the trail to get these Caches but bonus points if you do.

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Palmer Divide Trail is a four mile out and back from the Parking lot at the corner of Hodgen and Woodlake. Very wide and smooth trail with a few ups and downs but realtively flat by Colorado standards. This trail is never very busy so you will likely have the trail all to yourself. Not far East from the Cache location is a short side trail leading to Woodlake Road. Cross Woodlake and there is another short trail that goes through to Murphy Road if you want to add a couple of miles to your out and back. Watch for a Cache on this trail in the future.

Other Trail Run Caches to try:

GC58ZC1 Section 16 (Black Forest)

GC59M2B Dawson Butte

GC5A429 Spruce Mountain

GC5BP1Q Lincoln Mountain

GC6250Y Pikes Peak Loop

Additional Waypoints

T158ZCG - Trailhead
N 39° 04.243 W 104° 34.572

05/11/2019 By BaloneySammich
Missing a container. I can come out to place a new one later. Nice trail!

10/13/2018 By mcfarlandin99
Found it!!!!! It was fun finding it especially cause I had to get my fingers wet and gross

09/03/2018 By coucou58
Out geocaching with Hammerhead53. My GPS told us we were 30 ft away from posted coordinates. The log was damp but we were still able to sign it H53 & C58. I put the log in a new baggie and that baggie inside the other baggie to prevent further damage to the log.Thanks Colorado-rattll for the cache!

09/03/2018 By hammerhead53
Found with CouCou58

04/06/2018 By Kerewin0430
I got out of work super early today, which meant I had several hours to kill before book club! Naturally, I went caching (even though it was below freezing)! Made for a very pretty afternoon/evening, with a light frost on everything. Decided to stretch my legs for a bit and check out this trail, knowing there was going to be a lot of sitting for the rest of the night. TFTC!

03/26/2018 By srdarich
Needs maint. A critter may be living in this one

03/25/2018 By RPieperCO
Thanks for the fun cache! With the weather being so nice the last few day and being teased with all the found it logs in my email I decided today was a good day to get out of the house. I started the morning doing my work weekend, sad to have to work on a beautiful Sunday. When the Mrs. arrived home from her work she advised me it was time to get out and get some fresh air and to burn off some energy. I don't get offers like that very often so I jumped at the opportunity! This series of caches along this trail has been on my list for some time. So I set out with a few hours of freedom. I parked at a designated spot noted in one of the caches and made short work of the roughly 4 miles round trip. Found all but two along this path. Thanks for placing these for all of us to enjoy and bringing us all to a nice area to explore!