Texas trails · Elephant Tusk Trail
A 2.9-mile out-and-back in Texas, with 1,033 ft of climbing. Reaches Elephant Tusk.
The climbing leans toward the final third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 1.9 and mile 2.9. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:05 a.m., the sun rises at 7:30 a.m. and sets at 8:16 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:40 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 46 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.7-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:39 a.m. — 9 h 37 min before sunset.