Estrella Mountain Regional Park

Homestead Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Homestead Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Estrella Mountain Regional Park near Liberty, AZ. It climbs 429 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,017 – 1,437 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.32124, -112.43359
Nearest town Liberty, AZ

Directions

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Homestead Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,017–1,436 ft

Out & Back · Estrella Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.32124, -112.43359

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Estrella Loop Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Pedersen Trail, heading E.
  5. 2.2 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miReach Homestead Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pedersen Trail, heading S.
  8. 3.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Estrella Loop Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

14% sand10% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 102°F82°
Feels like98°Precip3%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Sat 102°81°
Sun 102°79°
Mon 104°84°
Tue 106°85°
Wed 104°86° 22%
Thu 101°85° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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