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homestead trail

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Highlights:

nice hike with a great view of devils thumb
Near:Eldorado Springs, CO
Scenery:
Distance:2.5 miles round trip
Elevation Gain:600 ft
Hike Time:1.5 hours
Difficulty:Moderate
Trail Condition:OK, but a few difficult spots
HikeType:Loop


Summary: Hike is very nice. A little steep at first but levels off pretty nice. Great views.
Trailhead: Highway 93 to Highway 170 go west about 1 mile before Eldarodo Springs take right to Measa trail head. There are sevral hikeing trails in the area. This one you want to go left and look for Homestead trail. after hiking for a while youn will come to a fork you can either go to Shadow canoyon wich is west (right) or measa trail head (left). Very easy top find and a very popular area. (Lat:15.487 Lon:-56.319)
Trail Guides for homestead trail :
Best Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer,
User Groups: Hikers, Dogs,
Ranger Contact: Colorado state parks
Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Tolhurst Troy, who has posted  1 other hike on this site
Trail Reviews  Submit your own review
Reviewed by Chris on 1/23/2006
Love this hike for after work!!!


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Keys: Colorado Hiking, Colorado Trails, Colorado Hikes, Boulder County Hiking, Boulder County Trails, Boulder County Hikes

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