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Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Texas
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Day Hikes Near Pine Springs
Pinery Trail
Pine
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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.
Elevation Change: 40 feet
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Distance: 0.9 miles (Round-Trip)
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Time Estimate: 20 minutes
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Difficulty: Easy
Trail Type: Paved
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Distance: 2.3 miles (Round-Trip)
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Elevation Change: 402 feet
Time Estimate: 1.5 hours
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Difficulty: Easy - Moderate
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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.
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The Devil's Hall Trail is a wellmaintained 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.
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Difficulty: Moderate
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Time Estimate: 2.5 hours
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Elevation Change: 548 feet
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Distance: 3.8 miles (Round-Trip)
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Devil's Hall Trail
Stock Trail Junction
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Smith Spring
À To U.S. Highway 62/180
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January 2015