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Texas
McKittrick Ridge Trail
3.9 mi
Distance
4,042 ft
Gain
3h 17m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,042 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,042 ft
- Highest point
- 7,709 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,317 ft
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- National Park Service
About this trail
McKittrick Ridge Trail is a 3.90-mile out-and-back hike in Texas with 3,978 feet of elevation gain. The trail ascends 1,622 feet on the return leg.
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