GC7GBPZ Traditional Cache Running Trails - Section 16/Red Rock Loop
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: colorado-rattll @ | Hide Date: 12/24/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 49.090 W104° 54.236 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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 traildo.

 

This trail is one of the most popular in the area for runners, hikers and bikers. The loop trail is about 5 1/2 miles. Parking is available at the main Trailhead on Gold Camp Road or at additional pullouts along Gold Camp Road or at the intersection with High Road which is gated off to traffic. The loop can be done in either direction. If you start at the main Trailhead there is a steep climb for 1 1/2 miles followed by a nice gradual downhill down to High Road. If you start by going up High Drive it is a nice steady climb with a steep downhill to finish.

Other Trail Run Caches to try:

GC58ZCG Palmer Divide Trail

GC58ZC1 Section 16 (Black Forest)

GC59M2B Dawson Butte

GC5BP1Q Lincoln Mountain

GC6250Y Pikes Peak Loop

GC61N20 Woodlake

Additional Waypoints

P07GBPZ - Parking High Road
N 38° 49.187 W 104° 53.528

P17GBPZ - Parking Gold Camp Road
N 38° 49.364 W 104° 53.420

T07GBPZ - Section 16 Trailhead
N 38° 49.359 W 104° 53.418

T17GBPZ - High Road Trailhead
N 38° 48.695 W 104° 54.090

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 Additional Waypoints (4)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
P07GBPZParking High Road Parking Area  12/24/2017 N 38° 49.187 W 104° 53.528 1.04 kms E 
P17GBPZParking Gold Camp Road Parking Area  12/24/2017 N 38° 49.364 W 104° 53.420 1.28 kms NE 
T07GBPZSection 16 Trailhead Trailhead  12/24/2017 N 38° 49.359 W 104° 53.418 1.28 kms NE 
T17GBPZHigh Road Trailhead Trailhead  12/24/2017 N 38° 48.695 W 104° 54.090 0.76 kms S 

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 06/21/2019 By YamaGypsy
We've hiked this trail a few times over the years. Nice to have another excuse to come back up here. My son hiked with me today. 2.15 miles one way from high drive and we did it in an hour. Excellent timing for him! Now to head back down. Sl, thanks!

Found it 06/08/2019 By SnailMan1
Quick and easy find. TFTC.

Found it 06/08/2019 By Offsprings
Found with Snailman1. TFTC

Found it 05/04/2019 By PAOutdoorsman1981
Cool find

Found it 12/08/2018 By OR85OR450
Need to get in some late logs- on a couple of my wife & my recent visits our internet was sketchy; and we've been swamped otherwise. I made a circuit to here & points southwest; figures another one would appear- higher up- after I was gone Shock

I started here after a leisurely stroll up from Sec16 parking. Then made a blanket-search after my Garmin was waffling between 20 and 60 feet - in every damn direction imaginable !!! No fun when this little tyke is the goal!

Found it 08/05/2018 By siaaaxoxo
Very nice hide!

Found it 07/26/2018 By GoMRT
Coords are spot on for this geocache in a beautiful quartz rock garden. As much as I hate flipping rocks for a geocache, this was a good search that took me a bit longer than I thought it would. In the end, you'll see barrel cactus up there so watch where you step in addition to a lightning strike scar (see attached photo). Tftc up here!

Found it 05/27/2018 By estes01
I used to run/walk the Section 16/RR Loop long before I was a cacher. Just walking it now is more than enough exercise. It took us much longer than expected to find this cache even though the coords were good. Looking forward to doing the others in the running trail series. If I find a flat trail, I'll run it. TFTC!

Found it 05/27/2018 By ernie66
Estes01 and I needed a short hike close by so we chose the Palmer loop. I always forget just how long the loop is to hike, especially the road at the end. We stopped at the cache and eventually found the well-hidden micro. TFTC!

Found it 05/15/2018 By hartsdale
Nothing like a nice hike to look for a new cache.

Parking was at a premium, does anyone work anymore?

Of course the trail was full also of hikers, joggers, dogs and bikers all going in the opposite direction.

Some how I survived the ordeal and was able to locate the container.

Thanks for the cache with some good old exercise to go with it!

HD