“Long ago, Mohave Indians used a network of pathways to cross the Mojave Desert … The paths were worked into a military wagon road in 1859.  This ‘Mojave Road’ remained a major link between Los Angeles and points east until a railway crossed the desert in 1885.” – California Historical Landmark No. 963, Los Angeles, CA

The Homestead Trail starts in South Lincoln starts at the Jamica/Homestead trail head and finishes in the town of Beatrice Nebraska.  The trail runs from North to South and is a crushed limestone surface.  The Homestead Trail winds through acres of farmland and skirts the tiny villages of Roca and Princeton. The trail then runs through the city of Cortland. The 9 mile section from Cortland to Pickrell winds through dense tree cover and crosses over many restored railroad trestles. The Homestead Trail ends in downtown Beatrice.