Homestead

Arizona

Arizona

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6.7 mi

Distance

809 ft

Gain

1h 39m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Prescott National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Part of Bigelow Peak

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Elevation & route

Distance
6.7 mi
Elevation gain
809 ft
Elevation loss
1,014 ft
Highest point
6,062 ft
Lowest point
5,468 ft

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About this trail

Homestead is a 6.69-mile trail at Bigelow Peak in Arizona with 533 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service as part of the Bigelow Peak trail system.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,062 ft
High point
6,062 ft
Total climbing
809 ft
Total descent
1,014 ft
Steepest stretch
14% grade around mile 0.7 from the start
Length
6.7 mi

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Bradshaw Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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