About hiking in Brewster County

Brewster County, Texas has 62 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 150 miles, an average of 2.4 miles each. The longest is River Road, at 23.0 miles. 8 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Brewster County are like

By length, 30 are under a mile, 24 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.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 32 easy, 28 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 61 with measured elevation, Juniper Canyon Trail climbs the most, about 3,757 ft, and 12 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 62 hiking trails, longest first

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 TrailHike5.7 mi Chimneys TrailHike5.6 mi Laguna Meadows TrailHike3.8 mi Mule Ears TrailHike3.6 mi Ore Terminal TrailHike3.5 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 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 Colima TrailHike0.8 mi Jogging LoopHike0.8 mi Loop 1BHikeMTB0.8 mi 1CHikeMTB0.7 mi Boquillas Canyon TrailHike0.7 mi Río Grande Village Nature TrailHike0.7 mi Hot Springs LoopHike0.6 mi Tuff Canyon TrailHike0.6 mi Laguna Meadow TrailHike0.6 mi Loop 3AHikeMTB0.5 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

← All Brewster County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.