Texas trails · Tejas Trail

Tejas Trail

A 11.9-mile out-and-back in Texas, with 2,051 ft of climbing. Reaches Tejas Arch and other arch/summit destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.

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Length

11.9 mi

Elevation gain

2,051 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

25%

Steepest mile

+746 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

4.4 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Horses

yes

Managed by

National Park Service

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 74% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 4.0. It gives back about 2,237 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Tejas Arch (arch)
Lost Peak (summit)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

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 23.8-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:25 p.m. — 1 h 59 min before sunset.