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Santa Elena Canyon Trail

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 4.4 (7)
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0.8

Miles

1.4

KM

Point to Point

2,634' 803 m

High

2,161' 659 m

Low

486' 148 m

Up

79' 24 m

Down

13%

Avg Grade (7°)

91%

Max Grade (42°)

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Land Manager: NPS - Big Bend National Park

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  4.4 from 7 votes

#2

in Big Bend National Park

#7676

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#2

in Big Bend National Park

#122

in Texas

#7,676

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hiking Rio Grande River beyond trail
Mar 7, 2018 near Lajitas, TX
Santa Elena Canyon
Oct 15, 2019 near Lajitas, TX
Santa Elena Canyon
Oct 15, 2019 near Lajitas, TX
Santa Elena Canyon and the Rio Grande
Oct 15, 2019 near Lajitas, TX
hiking Rio Grande River beyond trail
Mar 7, 2018 near Lajitas, TX
Mouth of Santa Elena Canyon
Sep 29, 2015 near Lajitas, TX

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Apr 9, 2022
John Hobbs
Waded right up the river to the big cave, some areas of v soft mud and rock scramble
May 4, 2021
Lou Hibbard
With Janelle, easy to wade over and touch Mexico if desired 1.6mi
Jan 1, 2021
Joseph DeLuna
Mar 21, 2020
Patrick Muller
Mar 19, 2020
Patrick Muller
Amazong and peaceful

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