About trails in Hidalgo County, Texas

Hidalgo County has 54 named trails on the map, covering 56.3 miles in total, an average of 1.0 mile per trail. That is the 19th largest mapped trail network among 109 counties in Texas. 52 of them are tagged for hiking and 7 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Mission Bike Trail, at 16.0 miles. 2 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 23 campsites. The nearest towns to these trails are San Juan, Weslaco, and Linn.

What the trails in Hidalgo County are like

By length, 39 are under a mile, 13 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Mesquite Trail, at 1.0 mile.

Of the 48 with measured elevation, Mission Bike Trail climbs the most, about 53 ft.

Explore by activity

56Total miles

23Campsites

Mission Bike TrailHikeMTB16.0 mi Wildlife DriveHikeMTB5.4 mi Bentsen State Park3.0 mi Schaleben TrailHike1.8 mi Cattail Lakes TrailHike1.7 mi Pintail Lakes TrailHike1.6 mi Jaguarundi TrailHike1.5 mi Llano Grande Hiking TrailHike1.4 mi Resaca Loop TrailHike1.4 mi La Sal del Rey Chapa TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Oriole TrailHike1.3 mi Vireo TrailHike1.1 mi Willow Lakes TrailHike1.1 mi Wader's TrailHike1.1 mi Buddy's RoadHike1.0 mi Bronc TrailHike1.0 mi Mesquite TrailHike1.0 mi Camino de AvesHike0.9 mi North County TrailwayHikeMTB0.8 mi Cattail Lakes Loop TrailHike0.8 mi Camel RoadHike0.8 mi La Sal del Rey Highway 186 TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi La Sal del Rey Brushline TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Chachalaca TrailHike0.7 mi Bobcat TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Roadrunner RoadHike0.6 mi Bicentennial TrialHike0.5 mi Zebra's RoadHike0.5 mi Spoonbill TrailHike0.5 mi Tower TrailHike0.5 mi Orchard TrailHike0.4 mi Hollis Rutledge Northwest Park Walking PathHike0.4 mi Sports Park Foot PathHike0.4 mi Pintail 2 Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Pintail 5 Loop TrailHike0.3 mi Owl TrailHike0.3 mi Pintail 3 West TrailHike0.3 mi Headquarters Pond TrailHike0.2 mi PlazaHike0.2 mi Green Jay Nature TrailHike0.2 mi Powerline TrailHike0.2 mi Lark Avenue Bike Lane0.2 mi Pintail Access TrailHike0.2 mi Hoot Hoot TrailHike0.2 mi Prickly TrailHike0.2 mi La Vista TrailHike0.2 mi Alligator Lake TrailHike0.1 mi Tyrannulet_trailHike0.1 mi Coyote TrailHike0.1 mi Aloha DriveHike0.1 mi Kingbird TrailHike0.1 mi Trailhead TrailHike0.1 mi Escondito TrailHike0.1 mi Pintail 1 TrailHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Hidalgo County

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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 October 4, 2026.