The Seven Sisters Railroad cache Multi-Cache

William Gillette is best known for two things. The first is his portrayal of detective Sherlock Holmes on the stage and the second the unique home that he built for himself along the banks for the Connecticut River in Hadlyme, CT.

Most unique about Gillettes home was the castle-like architecture perched atop the southernmost in a line of seven hills on the east bank of the river known as "The Seven Sisters". Lesser known but no less unique was Gillettes fascination with railroads and his contruction of a functioning narrow gauge railroad on the property surrounding his castle. The railroad was known as The Seven Sisters Railroad.

The railroad started at "Grand Central Station", an area at the foot of the castle and traveled throughout the property. Gillette built several miles of track that included a tunnel, several bridges, and a section of track that was suspended over the river itself on metal braces that are still visible from the river.

Some time after his death in 1937 the railroad was removed from the property and sold to Lake Compounce, the oldest continuously operating amusement park in New England. Only a small section of the original track still remains near the castle with an original railroad car being on display in the visitor center. With the railroad gone the railbeds were eventually converted to hiking trails and still criss-cross the property.

The initial stage of this cache is located between the main parking area and the castle. It is a small container that is well camoflauged containing the coordinates to the final stage. The final stage is a .50 cal ammo can.

For those interested in searching for the other cache in the park there is no way to get to the Warm Winds at Gillette Castle cache without returning to the castle and taking a different route.