Whether you're visiting the Big Bend National Park, the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, one of our many outstanding state parks in the region, you're sure to find a trail just right for you!

The Texas Mountain Trail offers some of the best trails and scenic vistas in the country! 

Texas Monthly ranks two of our premiere hikes in their TOP TEN for Texas!
#1 South Rim Hike, Big Bend National Park
#2 Guadalupe Peak, Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Their "Rest of the Best" hikes include: 
Davis Mountains State Park to Fort Davis National Historic Site
Bush Mountain, Smith Spring and McKittrick Canyon in Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park 
Ranchieras Canyon Trail in Big Bend Ranch State Park

What's New?
A new hiking trail (2.4 round trip loop) is opening in October 6, 2007 in the Fort Davis area.  The Madera Trail begins at the Lawrence E. Wood picnic area north of Fort Davis on Hwy 118.  For more information , click here to see an interpretive panel from the trailhead describing the new trail.

Here are some helpful links on our site and others:

Guadalupe Mountains National Park hikes

Big Bend National Park hikes  See it for yourself!  A YouTube video of the top of the Lost Mine Trail!
A recent traveler's blog entry about their Big Bend hiking/camping trip, click here!

Big Bend Ranch State Park -  Trail Map

El Paso area--Franklin Mountains State Park - Trail Map
El Paso Ridgewalkers Club
El Paso area hikes on localhikes.com

 Group enjoying Hueco Tanks State Historic Site

Fort Davis area--
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute - Modesta Canyon Trail
Davis Mountains Preserve and the Madera Trail (on Nature Conservancy land) 
       (For more information, click here to see interpretive panel on the Davis Mountains Preserve) 
Fort Davis National Historic Site - Trail Map
Davis Mountains State Park - 4 trails!

Van Horn area--Red Rock Ranch Tours

(This page is always under development.  Please check back for more links and information!)

Other Resources on Hiking

The El Paso Ridgewalkers are a great resource for hiking in the El Paso area, including New Mexico. 
go4hiking.com