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Favorite Birds soaring high above the Chihuahuan Desert from the South Rim.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Southwest Rim Trail

2.1 mi 3.4 km 344' Up 104.89 m Up 108' Down 33 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Sunset from The Window trailhead
Intermediate Intermediate

Pinnacles Trail

3.4 mi 5.5 km 1,648' Up 502.19 m Up 44' Down 13.5 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite The pristine Boot Canyon stands with Sierra del Carmen in the background.
Intermediate Intermediate

Boot Canyon Trail

2.5 mi 4.0 km 472' Up 143.81 m Up 184' Down 56.02 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Passing through a small canyon with a little shade.
Intermediate Intermediate

Lower Straw House Trail

1.4 mi 2.2 km 225' Up 68.52 m Up 28' Down 8.64 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Closed Canyon. with permission from eliot_garvin
Intermediate Intermediate

Closed Canyon

0.9 mi 1.4 km 191' Up 58.24 m Up 351' Down 107.04 m Down

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Favorite No Photos
Intermediate Intermediate

The Root Route Trail-South (aka Sport Course)

3.0 mi 4.9 km 95' Up 28.94 m Up 157' Down 47.71 m Down

Lajitas, TX
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Favorite This gem of a rock formation lies just past the large tinaja.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Ernst Tinaja Trail

0.7 mi 1.1 km 269' Up 81.9 m Up 0' Down 0 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Hiking through eroded volcanic rock on the North Ridge Trail.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

North Ridge

0.3 mi 0.6 km 27' Up 8.37 m Up 25' Down 7.7 m Down

Fort Davis, TX
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Favorite Cattail Falls lower pools in December.
Intermediate Intermediate

Cattail Falls

1.0 mi 1.6 km 235' Up 71.75 m Up 19' Down 5.67 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Upper Burro Mesa
Intermediate Intermediate

Upper Burro Mesa Pour-off Trail

1.9 mi 3.1 km 83' Up 25.38 m Up 506' Down 154.32 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite The Window Trail heading to the main event includes really neat built in steps making this hike fun to crawl over.
Intermediate Intermediate

Window Trail

2.8 mi 4.5 km 1' Up 0.35 m Up 896' Down 273.21 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite south west view off of Emory Peak (I can see Mexico from here!). One of my favorite photos from the trip.
Intermediate Intermediate

Laguna Meadow Trail

4.0 mi 6.4 km 1,680' Up 512.18 m Up 36' Down 10.99 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Balanced Rock is one of the top sunrise hikes! With views to the east the mountains of Sierra del Carmen light up a spectacular purple. Contrasted with the light, bouldered desert landscape it is a sight to behold.
Intermediate Intermediate

Grapevine Hills Trail

1.0 mi 1.6 km 248' Up 75.55 m Up 0' Down 0 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Santa Elena Canyon
Intermediate Intermediate

Santa Elena Canyon Trail

0.8 mi 1.4 km 486' Up 148.09 m Up 79' Down 24.01 m Down

Lajitas, TX
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Favorite View from the top of Montezuma Trail looking out at the McDonald Observatory.
Difficult Difficult

Montezuma Quail Trail

0.9 mi 1.4 km 242' Up 73.68 m Up 236' Down 71.9 m Down

Fort Davis, TX
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Favorite Fossil Discovery Exhibit
Easy Easy

Fossil Bone Trail

0.0 mi 0.0 km 0' Up 0.15 m Up 0' Down 0 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Ruins mark the entrance to the Hot Springs Historic Walk.
Intermediate Intermediate

Hot Springs Canyon Trail

2.8 mi 4.6 km 375' Up 114.32 m Up 397' Down 120.94 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite You won't need to look too hard to find petroglyphs in this area.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Indian Head Trail

0.7 mi 1.1 km 27' Up 8.15 m Up 32' Down 9.66 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Dry Pond Loop
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Dodson Trail

11.5 mi 18.5 km 1,945' Up 592.81 m Up 2,124' Down 647.26 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Rio Grande Village Nature Trail
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Rio Grande Village Nature Loop

0.5 mi 0.8 km 88' Up 26.75 m Up 62' Down 18.87 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Flowers along the trail.
Easy Easy

Lower Burro Mesa Pour-Off Trail

0.5 mi 0.9 km 107' Up 32.51 m Up 7' Down 2.19 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite No Photos
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Pine Canyon Trail

2.0 mi 3.3 km 1,033' Up 314.79 m Up 1' Down 0.28 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite Heading up the Colima Trail.
Intermediate Intermediate

Colima Trail

0.8 mi 1.2 km 142' Up 43.39 m Up 318' Down 97.01 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite panorama from trail
Difficult Difficult

Blue Creek Canyon Trail

5.7 mi 9.2 km 2,620' Up 798.62 m Up 76' Down 23.23 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite South Rim overlook, Big Bend Nat'l Park
Intermediate Intermediate

Southeast Rim Trail

1.2 mi 2.0 km 409' Up 124.77 m Up 238' Down 72.58 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite The Hospital Canyon Trail runs along the base of the hillside, with Prickly Pears and other cacti lining both sides of the trail.
Intermediate Intermediate

Hospital Canyon Loop

0.8 mi 1.3 km 0' Up 0 m Up 287' Down 87.56 m Down

Fort Davis, TX
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Favorite Sunset from The Window trailhead
Easy Easy

Window View Trail

0.3 mi 0.4 km 14' Up 4.17 m Up 14' Down 4.26 m Down

Big Ben…, TX
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Favorite big bend
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Mesa De Anguila - West

8.1 mi 13.0 km 1,236' Up 376.61 m Up 1,292' Down 393.72 m Down

Lajitas, TX
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Favorite Desert View
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Indian Lodge Trail

1.5 mi 2.4 km 473' Up 144.03 m Up 354' Down 107.91 m Down

Fort Davis, TX
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Favorite At the Eastern end of the Fresno Rim Trail; Los Portales and The Flatirons.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Fresno Rim Trail

4.0 mi 6.5 km 130' Up 39.76 m Up 369' Down 112.37 m Down

Lajitas, TX
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