Smith Spring Trail

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

easy

Length: 2.32 mi

Est. time: 1h

Gain: 410 ft

Loss: 407 ft

Max elev: 5,925 ft

LoopTrail class 3Nativehike

Elevation profile

+410 ft gain · −407 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Trailhead parking (Place)

Frijole Horse Corral Campground (Campground)

What to know

Smith Spring Trail Loop

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Smith Spring Trail

2.3 mi · +410 ft · ~1 hr (est.)

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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