GC489B5 Traditional Cache Territorial Road
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: Back Country Horsemen @ | Hide Date: 03/24/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 09.545 W104° 52.337 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Available during winter  Bicycles  Horses  Medium hike (1km-10km) 
This is a very easy cache in Greenland Ranch Open Space. From the official TH you can take either the lower leg of the loop or start out on the 2 track along the tracks. There is no reason to go cross country. Dogs must be on a leash. BYOP
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks followed the old territorial road from north of Castle Rock to Palmer Lake and later on to Colorado City. The Greenland Trail system travels a portion of the original road. In 1899, with the efforts of Senator Ammons of Douglas County, a bill appropriating $5000 for a bicycle path from Littleton to Palmer Lake and eventually to Colorado Springs and Pueblo was passed. This path would follow this territorial road as it transverses to Palmer Lake. There are restrooms & a very large picnic shelter at the trailhead along with plenty of room for trailer parking. Please visit the Related Web Page link for information and a picture of the Territorial Road as it is today.
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8 Logs: Found it 7  Owner Maintenance 1  

Found it 07/01/2019 By berg_kids
Bike caching.

Found it 04/16/2019 By prerules
Nicely done. Signed log.

Thanks Back Country Horsemen for giving me a reason to get outside. It’s always worth it when you are enjoying nature. There is nothing better than acting like a kid again, digging through weeds and climbing trees, all to sign my name on a piece of paper.

Found with Cachly for IOS.

prerules | Parker, CO
Geocache find #827
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Owner Maintenance 09/03/2018 By Back Country Horsemen
Container has been replaced & baggie added so hopefully the log will stay dry a few more years. Please replace container so only camo is exposed.

Found it 08/18/2018 By TheTwinnedFir
Nicely done! Logbook is pretty soaked, but still got our signature on it. TFTC!!

Found it 06/22/2018 By bobbitandsnokums
Coordinates were good. Went straight to it. TFTC

Found it 01/18/2018 By Tom.dog
Neat bit of history about the road here! Found this one quickly and was on my way, thanks for another cache in the open space!

Found it 05/29/2017 By AirForceBrats
Tftc. Did not have a pen so I left a mint inside

Found it 11/05/2016 By gampa&gamma
It was a beautiful morning to hike in the Greenland Open Space. Quick, easy find. Signed log. Thanks for the cache!