Hiking trails near Brownsville, Texas

25 official trails lie within 25 miles of Brownsville — 93 miles in total, 25 rated easy and 0 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 29 ft; the median trail gains 8 ft.

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21 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Ruta Rio Bravo	11.1	15 ft	Easy	22 min · 14 mi
Upper Cayo Loop	17.2	25 ft	Easy	47 min · 27 mi
Horse Island Trail	3.7	27 ft	Easy	1 h 02 min · 31 mi
Laguna Atascosa Loop	10.6	22 ft	Easy	50 min · 25 mi
Brownsville Historic Battlefield Trail	1.6	29 ft	Easy	9 min · 5 mi
West Rail Trail	6.4	17 ft	Easy	20 min · 11 mi
Moranco Blanco Trail	1.7	19 ft	Easy	40 min · 22 mi
South Boundary Trail	2.9	17 ft	Easy	34 min · 24 mi
Island Fields Loop	3.1	13 ft	Easy	44 min · 27 mi
Kidney Pond Trail	2.5	9 ft	Easy	40 min · 26 mi
Southmost Nature Trail	1.7	8 ft	Easy	18 min · 11 mi
Adolph Thomae Trail	2.1	8 ft	Easy	54 min · 29 mi
Whitetail Trail	4.0	7 ft	Easy	30 min · 22 mi
Scum Pond Trail	1.9	7 ft	Easy	32 min · 23 mi
Bobcat Lane	1.1	6 ft	Easy	27 min · 14 mi
Yellowthroat Loop	1.1	6 ft	Easy	27 min · 14 mi
Quail Loop	1.4	6 ft	Easy	26 min · 14 mi
Gulf Boulevard Shared Path	2.6	6 ft	Easy	44 min · 29 mi
Mesquite Trail	1.1	4 ft	Easy	38 min · 25 mi
Flycatcher Trail	1.2	3 ft	Easy	27 min · 13 mi
Ibis Trail	1.2	2 ft	Easy	36 min · 25 mi

Quick picks near Brownsville

Easy and short: Horse Island Trail — 3.7 mi, rated easy, 23 mi from town
Longest: Upper Cayo Loop — 17.2 mi, 18 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Moranco Blanco Trail to Moranco Blanco

Lakes: Laguna Atascosa Loop to Laguna Atascosa; West Rail Trail to Salt Pond

Nearby towns: Harlingen (20 mi)

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