Frijole Trail

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

moderate

Length: 2.11 mi

Est. time: 1h

Gain: 594 ft

Loss: 495 ft

Max elev: 6,171 ft

Point-to-pointTrail class 3Nativehorse

Elevation profile

+594 ft gain · −495 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Trailhead parking (Place)

Pine Springs Visitor Center (VisitorCenter)

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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