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Trails
Trails in Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Compare distance, typical time, difficulty, and trail details.
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Hunter Peak via Bear Canyon and Tejas Loop
Steep climb, huge views, and cool pine forests in one loop
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Bowl Trail
Desert-to-forest loop with Hunter Peak views and a stout Bear Canyon
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Blue Ridge Trail
High, windy ridge with huge views and real solitude
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Permian Reef Geology Trail
Climb an ancient Permian reef with fossils, views, and full sun.
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McKittrick Canyon Trail
Classic canyon to ridge hike with fall color and historic stops
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Bush Mountain Trail
Remote ridge climb to Texas's second-highest summit with big views
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Devil’s Hall Trail
Short, scrambly canyon to a photogenic limestone hallway
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Tejas Trail
Desert to forest backbone from Pine Springs to Dog Canyon
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Bear Canyon Trail
Steep, quiet grind to The Bowl with big views and real leg burn
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Smith Spring Loop
Short desert loop to shady springs, wildlife, and big Guadalupe views
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Salt Basin Dunes Trail
White gypsum dunes with big sky and Guadalupe escarpment views
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Guadalupe Ridge Trail
Remote, 100-mile desert-to-skyline traverse ending on Guadalupe Peak
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Lost Peak via Tejas Trail
Quiet ridge climb from Dog Canyon with big views and a short scramble
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Salt Basin Overlook Trail
Long, sunbaked desert walk to huge Salt Basin and El Capitan views
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El Capitan Trail
Big desert panoramas to the base of the Capitan Reef wall.
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Pinery Trail
Paved desert walk to 1858 stage station ruins and mountain views
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Dunes Trail
Flat desert walk to gleaming gypsum dunes with big-mountain views
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Manzanita Spring Trail
A breezy paved stroll to a desert oasis teeming with birds
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Butterfield Stage Ruins Trail
Easy paved stroll to the evocative ruins of an 1858 stage stop
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Frijole Trail
Underrated ridge connector with big desert views and real solitude
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Indian Meadow Nature Trail
Short, quiet Dog Canyon loop with interpretive stops and varied habitats
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McKittrick Canyon Nature Trail
A quick, interpretive loop with desert-to-canyon contrasts
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Guadalupe Peak Horse Trail
Gentler alternate start to Guadalupe Peak with Pine Spring Canyon views
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