El Capitan Trail
El Capitan Trail is a 18.62-mile out-and-back foot trail in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. It climbs 1,988 ft to a high point of 6,460 ft. Difficulty: very strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.
- 9.31 mione way
- 18.62 miround trip
- 1,988 ftelevation gain
- 6,460 fthigh point
- Very strenuousdifficulty
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