Homesteader Trail via Plymouth Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Homesteader Trail via Plymouth Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Deer Creek Canyon Park near The Valley, CO. It climbs 1,028 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Homesteader Trail via Plymouth Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 6,027–6,973 ft
Out & Back · Deer Creek Canyon Park
Trailhead: Meadowlark Trail · 39.54322, -105.15190
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meadowlark Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Plymouth Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Homesteader Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Homesteader Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Plymouth Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Meadowlark Trail Trailhead
- Plymouth Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 846 ft
- Plymouth Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 874 ft
- Plymouth Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,151 ft
- Plymouth Mountain–Scenic View Viewpoint, 3 summits 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,297 ft
- Plymouth Mountain–Scenic View Viewpoint, 3 summits 5 mi · ▲ 1,297 ft
- Plymouth Creek Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft
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