Culberson County
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Pinery Trail
31.893785,-104.822339
3.0
1.0 mi
Park at the visitor center and start to walk the trail located at the north end of the visitor center. The trail is easy to walk and has very good views of the Park. There are a great variety of wildflowers along the trail during the summer. At the end of the trail you can explore the ruins of the Pinery Butterfield Stage stop. This trail is an easy trail suitable for a family outing.
Smith Springs Loop
Culberson County, Texas
5.0
2.49 mi
/ 400 ft gain
Parked at the trail head of Frijoles Ranch. Started my hike on the paved trail to Manzanita springs. After that the trail winds trough desert landscape with numerous desert wildflowers in the early fall, The trail ends up at the base of the mountains where I saw the springs.
Returned to the parking area on the other loop of the trail.
Hike Tejas Trail, Juniper Trail To The Bowl And Hunter Peak
Culberson County, Texas
12.5 mi
/ 3 ft gain
Tejas Trail, Juniper Trail to the Bowl and Hunter Peak is a 12.49 mile loop hike where you may see beautiful wild flowers located near Salt Flat, TX.
Pine Springs to McKittrick Canyon
Culberson County, Texas
18.22 mi
/ 4 ft gain
Pine Springs to McKittrick Canyon is a 17.7 mile point-to-point hike that takes you past great forest setting located near Salt Flat, TX.
El Capitan in Guadalupe Mountain NP
Culberson County, Texas
8.14 mi
/ 1100 ft gain
The route to the summit of El Capitan starts from the Guadalupe Peak trail some 300ft below the summit where you can first see the full vista of El Capitan stretching out before you. There is no trail to the peak, so you will have to navigate and find the best route possible.
There are four prominent ridges leading down to the "bowl" of El Capitan before you have to ascend again to the peak. I...
Hike Tejas And Bear Canyon Loop To The Bowl Trail
31.896709,-104.828030
9.8 mi
/ 2 ft gain
Tejas and Bear Canyon Loop to the Bowl Trail is a 9.8 mile loop hike where you may see beautiful wild flowers located near Salt Flat, TX.
Guadalupe Peak Trail
Culberson County, Texas
4.6
8.15 mi
/ 2867 ft gain
It's na 8.5 mile round trip that has an elevation gain of over 3000 ft. The trail is a lot of switch backs which help you gain that 3000 ft very quickly. The first 1.5 miles is the roughest; once you get past that it's not easy, but it's not as steep. After the first mile and half, you will turn and start to go up the north facing slope, where you'll find a forest of Pinion Pine, South-Western...
Tejas Trail to Mckittrick Canyon
Culberson County, Texas
18.2 mi
/ 3 ft gain
Tejas Trail to Mckittrick Canyon is a 17.5 mile point-to-point hike that takes you past great forest setting located near Salt Flat, TX.
Hike Bush Mountain Trail To Blue Ridge Loop
Culberson County, Texas
15.2 mi
/ 4 ft gain
Bush Mountain Trail to Blue Ridge Loop is a 15.2 mile loop hike where you may see local wildlife located near Salt Flat, TX.
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