Texas trails · Guadalupe Peak Trail
Guadalupe Peak Trail
A 4.1-mile out-and-back in Texas, with 2,890 ft of climbing. Reaches Guadalupe Peak. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Guadalupe Peak (summit)
Getting there
Guadalupe Peak Trail access — parking nearby, water. 31.89670, -104.82855 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:09 a.m., the sun rises at 6:33 a.m. and sets at 7:24 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:49 p.m. (MDT) — 12 h 51 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.2-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:29 p.m. — 6 h 55 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Guadalupe Peak Horse Trail + Guadalupe Peak Trail — 2.4 mi loop, 710 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Tejas Trail — 0.0 mi
- Smith Spring Trail — 1.7 mi
- El Capitan Trail — 3.5 mi
- McKittrick Ridge Trail — 5.6 mi