4.8 Miles Round Trip Out & Back

Moderate To Difficult Hike That Ascends 1,100 Feet

Steep Hike Up The Chisos Mountains In & Out Of Juniper Forests With Incredible Views Of Mexico & The US

The Lost Mine Trail in Big Bend National Park is a fantastic but steep (rising 1,100 feet) 4.8 mile hike through some gorgeous south Texas desert mountain scenery of Pine Canyon, Juniper Canyon, & Casa Grande in the US and Sierra del Carmen in Mexico. You get to travel through Jinper, Oak, & Pine Forests with towering Chisos Mountain peaks around you. Lost Mine Peak is actually 7,550 feet. Be careful though, there are Lions and Bears about! Legend has it that the Spanish, long ago, found a vein of rich silver in these mountains and subsequently enslaved the local American Indians to mine it. But one day, they rose up and rebelled and killed their enslavers before sealing up the mine. People have been searching for it ever since… in my opinion, it’s a totally bogus story but searching for the possible sealed up entrance with your binoculars while hiking makes for a fun time.