Hunter Peak Trail
Hunter Peak Trail is a 8.7-mile out-and-back foot trail in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. It climbs 2,000 ft to a high point of 8,369 ft. Difficulty: strenuous, rated by the National Park Service. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line covers only 0.26 mi of it, so don't plan from the map line alone. The figure is for the Park Service's “Hunter Peak” hike, which uses this trail.
- 4.35 mione way
- 8.7 miround trip
- 0.26 mimapped segment only
- 2,000 ftelevation gain
- 8,369 fthigh point
- Strenuousdifficulty
From the National Park Service
Hunter Peak · rated “strenuous hike”
Distance: 8.7 miles (14.0 km) round-trip, loop Elevation Change: 2,700 feet Time Estimate: 6-8 hours Difficulty: Strenous Hunter Peak is at an elevation of 8,368 feet above sea level, rising 2,700 feet above Pine Springs
Read the official NPS description
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