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Kincaid Trail

A 6.7-mile out-and-back in Texas, with 1,621 ft of climbing.

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Length
6.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,621 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
26%
Steepest mile
+712 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.7 mi
Shape
out-and-back

Elevation profile

3,673 – 5,294 ft123456

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 66% of the ascent, between mile 4.5 and mile 6.7. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Kincaid Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Kincaid Trail access. 31.85708, -104.97119 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:37 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 6:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:53 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 27 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.4-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:37 p.m. — 4 h 52 min before sunset.

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