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Limber Pine Viewpoint & Homestead Meadows Connector Trail via Limber Pine Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 955 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Limber Pine Viewpoint & Homestead Meadows Connector Trail via Limber Pine Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Olympus Heights, CO. The route reaches Limber Pine Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 955 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,311 – 8,727 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Homestead Meadows Connector Trail 40.33533, -105.47215
Nearest town Olympus Heights, CO
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Limber Pine Viewpoint & Homestead Meadows Connector Trail via Limber Pine Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 955 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 8,309–8,726 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

  1. Start on Homestead Meadows Connector Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miSharp right onto Limber Pine Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Kruger Rock Trail, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftBear right onto Limber Pine Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftReach Limber Pine Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miBear left onto Kruger Rock Trail, heading S.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Limber Pine Trail, heading SW.
  9. 2.4 miSharp left onto Moose Meadow Trail, heading E.
  10. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/limber-pine-viewpoint-homestead-meadows-connector-trail-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 76°F57°
Precip5%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 74°53° 24%
Mon 75°55° 17%
Tue 77°51° 23%
Wed 80°54° 33%
Thu 73°55° 32%
Fri 78°51° 26%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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