Kruger Rock–Homestead Meadows Connector Trail, 3 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,366 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Kruger Rock–Homestead Meadows Connector Trail, 3 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Olympus Heights, CO. The route reaches Kruger Rock at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 1,366 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kruger Rock–Homestead Meadows Connector Trail, 3 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,366 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 8,309–9,315 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.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Limber Pine Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Kruger Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Kruger Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Limber Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Moose Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 1 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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- 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
- Homestead Meadows Connector Trail–Irvin Homestead, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 754 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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