Permian Reef Trail

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

strenuous

Length: 3.1 mi

Est. time: 2h 6m

Gain: 2,096 ft

Loss: 95 ft

Max elev: 7,031 ft

Point-to-pointTrail class 3Nativehike

Elevation profile

+2,096 ft gain · −95 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Trailhead parking (Place)

McKittrick Canyon Contact Station (VisitorCenter)

What to know

Permian Reef Trail

🗓 winter, spring, fall

Build a loop

Connects to:

McKittrick Canyon Nature Loop Wilderness Ridge 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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