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Devil's Hall
verified
ACA 1A
Moderate flood risk
Salt Flat, TX
Short hike to a narrow limestone slot in the Guadalupe Mountains. The only documented slot section in the park.
Trailhead is at the Pine Springs Campground. Time a fall trip with the bigtooth maples turning color (typically late Oct, early Nov) for the area's signature scene. Park has a self-pay station for entrance passes at the trailhead.
Logistics
| Manager | NPS Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
|---|---|
| Permit | No canyoneering permit required. Park entrance pass $10/person, 7 day, ages 16 and over. |
| Distance | 4 RT |
| Elevation | ~577 ft gain on approach, ~577 ft loss on return |
| Time | 3-4 hr |
| Technical | Non-technical hike. Grade 1A II. No rope. First half on trail, second half in the wash of Pine Spring Canyon with boulder scrambling up the streambed to a short narrow limestone slot section (the 'Devil's Hall' itself). |
| Season | Spring, fall, winter. Avoid summer heat. |
| Flood risk | Low to moderate. Short wash drainage but the slot itself fills during summer convective storms; avoid after recent rain. |
| Vehicle access | 2WD |
| Crowd | Heavy on weekends in fall (foliage season) |
| Coordinates | 31.9068, -104.8478 |