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Towhee and Homestead Trails route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Colorado

Towhee and Homestead Trails

Boulder, Colorado

3.0 mi

Distance

627 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 15m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Towhee and Homestead Trails unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,718 ft
Max:1,876 ft
Gain:191 ft
Loss:191 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,718 ft and 1,876 ft across 2.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,718 ft1,771 ft1,823 ft1,876 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.5 mi2.2 mi2.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,718 ft
High point1.6 mi1,876 ft
End2.9 mi1,718 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Eldorado Springs, CO · in or next to town
County:
Boulder County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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