Homestead Meadows Connector Trail–Irvin Homestead, 3 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Homestead Meadows Connector Trail–Irvin Homestead, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Olympus Heights, CO. It climbs 754 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Homestead Meadows Connector Trail–Irvin Homestead, 3 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 8,309–8,694 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Homestead Meadows Connector Trail · 40.33533, -105.47215
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 76°F / low 57° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Homestead Meadows Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Grizzly Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Irvin Homestead, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Homestead Meadows Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Grizzly Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Moose Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miArrive 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
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Homestead Meadows Connector Trail Trailhead
- Homestead Meadows Connector Trail & Moose Meadow Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 563 ft
- Kruger Rock–Homestead Meadows Connector Trail, 3 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,366 ft
- Limber Pine Viewpoint & Homestead Meadows Connector Trail via Limber Pine Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 955 ft
- Grizzly Gulch Road–Hill Road, 7 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 3,036 ft
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