About trails in Brewster County, Texas

Brewster County has 66 named trails on the map, covering 156 miles in total, an average of 2.4 miles per trail. That is the 14th largest mapped trail network among 108 counties in Texas. 64 of them are tagged for hiking and 11 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is River Road, at 23.0 miles. 8 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 12 trailheads, 133 campsites, 6 waterfalls, and 7 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Study Butte and Terlingua.

What the trails in Brewster County are like

By length, 32 are under a mile, 26 run 1 to 5 miles, and 8 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Jogging Loop, at 0.8 miles.

Of the 45 with a difficulty rating, 23 easy and 22 moderate. Of the 66 with measured elevation, Juniper Canyon Trail climbs the most, about 3,446 ft, and 10 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

156Total miles

133Campsites

7Boat launches

6Waterfalls

12Trailheads

River RoadHikeMTB23.0 mi Dodson TrailHike11.2 mi River Road WestHikeMTB10.1 mi Marufo Vega TrailHike9.5 mi Smoky Creek TrailHike8.3 mi Juniper Canyon TrailHike6.5 mi Blue Creek TrailHike5.8 mi Chimneys TrailHike5.6 mi Laguna Meadows TrailHike3.8 mi Mule Ears TrailHike3.6 mi Ore Terminal TrailHike3.5 mi Loop Camp Road3.4 mi Mariscal Rim TrailHike3.2 mi Pinnacles TrailHike3.1 mi Window TrailHike3.0 mi Loop 2HikeMTB3.0 mi Hot Springs Historic TrailHike2.9 mi Elephant Tusk TrailHike2.9 mi Lone Mountain TrailHike2.8 mi Boot Canyon TrailHike2.5 mi East Rim TrailHike2.4 mi Lost Mine TrailHike2.3 mi South Rim TrailHike2.0 mi Devil's Den TrailHike1.9 mi Upper Burro Mesa Pouroff TrailHike1.8 mi Amish Paradise RoadHike1.7 mi Strawhouse TrailHike1.7 mi Ward Spring TrailHike1.5 mi Emory Peak TrailHike1.4 mi 1AMTB1.4 mi Dog Canyon Trail / Devil's Den TrailHike1.3 mi Pine Canyon TrailHike1.3 mi Burro Spring TrailHike1.2 mi Loop 5HikeMTB1.1 mi Balanced Rock TrailHike1.0 mi Cattail Falls TrailHike1.0 mi Santa Elena Canyon TrailHike0.9 mi Dog Canyon Trail / Nine Point DrawHike0.8 mi Colima TrailHike0.8 mi Jogging LoopHike0.8 mi Loop 1BHikeMTB0.8 mi 1CHikeMTB0.8 mi Boquillas Canyon TrailHike0.7 mi Río Grande Village Nature TrailHike0.7 mi Hot Springs LoopHike0.7 mi Tuff Canyon TrailHike0.6 mi Laguna Meadow TrailHike0.6 mi Loop 3AHikeMTB0.5 mi Devil's Den Trail / Nine Point DrawHike0.5 mi Lower Burro Mesa Pouroff TrailHike0.5 mi Chihuahuan Desert Nature TrailHike0.5 mi Laguna Meadows SpurHike0.5 mi Dorgan-Sublett TrailHike0.4 mi La Noria CampHikeMTB0.4 mi Amphitheater TrailHike0.4 mi Boot Canyon Campsite Spur Bc1Hike0.3 mi Sam Nail Ranch TrailHike0.3 mi Window View TrailHike0.3 mi Roys Peak Vista AccessHikeMTB0.2 mi 4DHikeMTB0.1 mi East Rim Campsite Spur Ne4Hike0.1 mi Toll Mountain Campsite Spur Tm1Hike0.1 mi Boquillas CrossingHike0.1 mi River TrailHike0.1 mi Boulder Meadows Campsite SpurHike0.1 mi Panther PathHike0.1 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.