Big Loop
Texas
Free — you'll pick up right here.
7.3 mi
Distance
714 ft
Gain
2h 41m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside National Forests in Texas
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Big Loop
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 714 ft
- Elevation loss
- 714 ft
- Highest point
- 319 ft
- Lowest point
- 221 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Big Loop is a 7.30-mile out-and-back trail in Texas with 517 feet of elevation gain. The trail returns via the same path it went out on.
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