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Texas
Santa Elena Canyon
0.4 mi
Distance
420 ft
Gain
20 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Big Bend National Park
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Santa Elena Canyon
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 420 ft
- Elevation loss
- 420 ft
- Highest point
- 2,261 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,152 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Santa Elena Canyon is a short out-and-back trail in Texas managed by the National Park Service. The 0.40-mile route descends 335 feet from a maximum elevation of 2,261 feet.
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