Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Bluestem Connector–Homestead Trail Loop, 6 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,073 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Bluestem Connector–Homestead Trail Loop, 6 sights is a 6.2-mile loop in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Eldorado Springs, CO. It climbs 1,073 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bluestem Connector–Homestead Trail Loop, 6 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,073 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,618–6,422 ft
Loop · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Doudy Draw Connector · 39.93936, -105.25636
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 90°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Mesa Connector, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mesa, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mesa Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Mesa Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Big Bluestem West Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Big Bluestem Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lower Big Bluestem Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bluestem Connector, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Shanahan - South Fork Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Mesa Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Shadow Canyon South Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Mesa Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Homestead Spur, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Mesa Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Doudy Draw Connector Trailhead
- Homestead Trail & Towhee Trail via Mesa Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Doudy Draw Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Bluestem Connector–Homestead Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Homestead Trail–Shadow Canyon North Trail, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 967 ft
- Doudy Draw Trail–FlatIrons Vista North Trail, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 528 ft
- Greenbriar Connector Trail–Homestead Trail, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 665 ft
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