South Boulder Peak–Homestead Trail, 5 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Eldorado Springs, CO. The route reaches South Boulder Peak at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 2,874 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,617 – 8,517 ft · steepest grade: 37%7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Doudy Draw Connector 39.93936, -105.25636
Nearest town Eldorado Springs, CO
Directions
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South Boulder Peak–Homestead Trail, 5 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 2,874 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 5,618–8,517 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Doudy Draw Connector · 39.93936, -105.25636
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Mesa Connector, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mesa, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Homestead Spur, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mesa Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Towhee Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Homestead Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Shadow Canyon South Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Shadow Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto South Boulder Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach South Boulder Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shadow Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Shadow Canyon South Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Homestead Spur, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mesa Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Mesa Connector, 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.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Doudy Draw Connector Trailhead
- Homestead Trail & Towhee Trail via Mesa Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Doudy Draw Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Bluestem Connector–Homestead Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Homestead Trail–Shadow Canyon North Trail, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 967 ft
- Bluestem Connector–Homestead Trail Loop, 6 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,073 ft
- Doudy Draw Trail–FlatIrons Vista North Trail, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 528 ft
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