Bear Canyon Trail

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

moderate

Length: 1.8 mi

Est. time: 1h 30m

Gain: 1,833 ft

Loss: 32 ft

Max elev: 7,974 ft

Point-to-pointTrail class 3Nativehike

Elevation profile

+1,833 ft gain · −32 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Trailhead parking (Place)

Pine Springs Campground (Campground)

Connect the dots

Learn:

Geology Lesson 1. The present is the key to the past.Geology Lesson 2. Global building blocks Geology Lesson 3. Where did the oceans go?

Journeys:

Geronimo Segura Iris Calderhead Pratt Wallace Pratt John Butterfield Roger Reisch Noel Kincaid

Plan smart, verify on site

Length, elevation, and difficulty are estimates derived from open data (NPS Public Trails GIS, high confidence) — not a safety guarantee. Conditions change; check current closures, weather, and water, and carry the essentials. Always defer to NPS.gov and park rangers.

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