Homestead Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min
Homestead Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Chautauqua Park near Beatrice, NE. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Homestead Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min
Elevation 1,224–1,259 ft
Out & Back · Chautauqua Park
Trailhead: Homestead Trail · 40.26588, -96.75165
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Homestead Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Trail "B", heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Trail A, heading S.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Trail "B", heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Homestead Trail Trailhead
- Trail "A" & Trail A via Homestead Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Homestead Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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