McKittrick Canyon Trail
McKittrick Canyon Trail is a roughly 18.8-mile out-and-back foot trail in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. Difficulty: strenuous, rated by the National Park Service. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line covers only 7.12 mi of it, so don't plan from the map line alone. The figure is for the Park Service's “Pine Springs to McKittrick Canyon” hike, which uses this trail.
- 9.4 mione way
- 18.8 miround trip
- 7.12 mimapped segment only
- 5,327 fthigh point
- Strenuousdifficulty
From the National Park Service
Pine Springs to McKittrick Canyon · rated “Strenuous”
Distance: Total distance from the Pine Springs Trailhead to the McKittrick Canyon Trailhead is 18.8 miles (30.4 km).
Read the official NPS description
Plan this hike
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