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Guadalupe Mountains National Park Texas Day Hikes Near Pine Springs January 2015 National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior ! ! Manzanita Spring Smith Spring ! i ! 3 ! _ ! O Frijole Ranch S p r i ng T r a i l Smith F r ij o l e T r a il F o o t h i l l s T r a il ! F ! i ! 9 Devil's Hall ! X X X The Staircase Trail Enters Wash Stock Trail Junction S t oc k Tr a il Te j a s Trai l Tejas Peak Trail T e j a s T r a i l G u a d a l u p e Guad alupe Pea k Tr a i l D e vi l 's Ha ll Tra il Pine Springs Trailhead, Parking, and Campground T e j a s Trail ! @ E l C a p i t a n T r ai l Foo thil ls Trail Pine C a n y o n D r i v e Pine Springs Visitor Center X X X X X Pine Spri n gs TH S toc k Tr ai l St ai rcase Devils Hall W I L D E R N E S S À To U.S. Highway 62/180 W I L D E R N E S S Ent ers W as h Pine Springs Visitor Center ! @ £ ¤ £ ¤ 62 180 ! ! Pinery Ruins P in e ry Tr a i l Pinery Trail Smith Spring Trail Devil's Hall Trail Distance: 0.9 miles (Round-Trip) Elevation Change: 40 feet Time Estimate: 20 minutes Difficulty: Easy Trail Type: Paved Distance: 2.3 miles (Round-Trip) Elevation Change: 402 feet Time Estimate: 1.5 hours Difficulty: Easy - Moderate Trail Type: Mix Distance: 3.8 miles (Round-Trip) Elevation Change: 548 feet Time Estimate: 2.5 hours Difficulty: Moderate Trail Type: Mix X X X X X X X F ri jole Ran c h Man zan it a Sp rin g Smith Spring F rijo le Ranch X Fri j o l eT rail Visitor Center Pinery Ruins Visitor Center The Pinery Trail offers visitors an opportunity to take a quick walk on a paved trail. The trail features signage identifying common local plants. The trail also features ruins of the Old Butterfield Stagecoach Route Pinery Station built in 1858. The Smith Springs Loop is paved from Frijole Ranch to Manzanita Spring. It then ascends along a maintained trail to the heavily vegetated Smith Spring. The trail offers dramatic views of the surrounding mountains, foothills, and desert landscape. The Devil's Hall Trail is a well- maintained trail for one mile. It then enters a rocky wash, which requires the hiker to scramble over large boulders. The trail offers spectacular views of geologic formations, steep canyon walls, tall trees, and mountaintops. F r i jole Roa d

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Page 1: National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior …...Guadalupe Mountains National Park Texas Day Hikes Near Pine Springs January 2015 National Park Service U.S. Department of

Guadalupe Mountains National ParkTexas

Day Hikes Near Pine Springs

January 2015

National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior

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Devil's Hall Trail

Distance: 0.9 miles (Round-Trip)

Elevation Change: 40 feet

Time Estimate: 20 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Trail Type: Paved

Distance: 2.3 miles (Round-Trip)

Elevation Change: 402 feet

Time Estimate: 1.5 hours

Difficulty: Easy - Moderate

Trail Type: Mix

Distance: 3.8 miles (Round-Trip)

Elevation Change: 548 feet

Time Estimate: 2.5 hours

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail Type: Mix

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Visitor Center

The Pinery Trail offers visitorsan opportunity to take a quickwalk on a paved trail. The trail

features signage identifyingcommon local plants. The trailalso features ruins of the OldButterfield Stagecoach RoutePinery Station built in 1858.

The Smith Springs Loop is pavedfrom Frijole Ranch to Manzanita

Spring. It then ascends alonga maintained trail to the heavily

vegetated Smith Spring. Thetrail offers dramatic views of the surrounding mountains,

foothills, and desert landscape.

The Devil's Hall Trail is a well-maintained trail for one mile. Itthen enters a rocky wash, whichrequires the hiker to scramble

over large boulders. The trail offersspectacular views of geologic

formations, steep canyon walls,tall trees, and mountaintops.

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