Blue Ridge

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

moderate

Length: 2 mi

Est. time: 1h 6m

Gain: 790 ft

Loss: 192 ft

Max elev: 8,261 ft

Point-to-pointTrail class 2Nativehike

Elevation profile

+790 ft gain · −192 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Tejas Wilderness Campground (Campground)

Build a loop

Connects to:

Bush Mountain Trail

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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