3.7km
Total Distance
130m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 3.7 km loop in Guadalupe Mountains National Park from the historic Frijole Ranch, built about 1876 by the Rader brothers next to Frijole Spring and now a small museum of local history, to Manzanita Spring and Smith Spring. The stone ranch buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and form the most complete early ranching operation in the Guadalupe Mountains.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Spring
    at the start · springs can run dry
  2. 2
    Smith Spring · 1.9km
    Spring · springs can run dry
  3. 3
    Shelter
    at the end
Parking
134m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T1
Surface
gravel 87%, paved 13%
Marked route
Smith Springs Trail

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Difficulty

2/5 · Easy