Description

Offering 18 maps, each featuring its own hike—all ranging in difficulty and distance—the National Geographic Big Bend National Park Day Hikes Topographic map helps you select the best trail for you.

Points clés

• Big Bend National Park is named for the large bend in the Rio Grande forming the park's southern boundary
• From its highest point at Emory Peak (7,825 ft.) to its lowest at Rio Grande Village (1,850 ft.), there is a hike for everyone to explore at Big Bend National Park
• The park is hottest in May and June, and autumn and spring are popular times to visit—but the higher elevations of the Chisos Mountains can provide relief from summer heat
• The map includes 18 hikes organized by environment—Chihuahuan Desert, Chisos Mountains and the Rio Grande
• The hikes range in difficulty and distance to help visitors select the best trail for their timing, abilities and location within the park
• Each hike includes directions to the trailhead, an elevation profile, total elevation gain, trail mileage, total distance and an estimate of the degree of difficulty
• Trail descriptions found on the next page will help you find the hikes that best suit your interests and conditioning
• Built for all levels of hiking enthusiasts
• National Geographic Topographic Map Guides are more convenient and easier to use than folded maps
• Printed on "Backcountry Tough" waterproof, tear-resistant paper with stainless-steel staples
• 27% of the proceeds from the sale of this map fund the National Geographic Society's work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education