09 Lower Burro Mesa Trail
Consider this the easy part of a two-part hike. Here you hike through a dry creek bed as the desert begins to build walls around you. There is plenty of brush and plant life along the hike since this is one of the drain offs from the Chisos to the Rio Grande. You make your way to an impressive pour off from high above. The biggest treat is to hike the Upper Burro Mesa Pour Off-Trail and look out to the lower portion from above. Sometimes when the settled dirt at the bottom of the pour off has been washed away, it reveals large stones that have been eroded down over the last few thousand years.
Enjoy this 1.0-mile out-and-back trail near Terlingua, Texas. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 27 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. You'll need to leave pups at home — dogs aren't allowed on this trail.
The Lower Burro Mesa Pouroff Trail is a relatively flat, easy hike to a pouroff that is dry most of the year. A good portion of the trail follows a gravel wash lined by Mexican persimmon, Mexican buckeye, and desert hackberry trees. The wash is bounded by volcanic hills with layers of yellow and orange ash-flow tuffs. Large congomerate boulders litter the valley bottom. The trail ends at the pouroff—a 100-foot tall vertical channel carved into rock that funnels water from the mesa above.
Read MoreEnjoy this 1.0-mile out-and-back trail near Terlingua, Texas. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 27 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. You'll need to leave pups at home — dogs aren't allowed on this trail.
The Lower Burro Mesa Pouroff Trail is a relatively flat, easy hike to a pouroff that is dry most of the year. A good portion of the trail follows a gravel wash lined by Mexican persimmon, Mexican buckeye, and desert hackberry trees. The wash is bounded by volcanic hills with layers of yellow and orange ash-flow tuffs. Large congomerate boulders litter the valley bottom. The trail ends at the pouroff—a 100-foot tall vertical channel carved into rock that funnels water from the mesa above.
