Next up on our list of favorite short hikes in Big Bend is the...
Window Trail (4.4-6 mi/RT)
We can walk out our door and be hiking on this trail within just a few minutes. It starts off dropping in elevation, but the descent eventually becomes more gradual. You'll have a chance to admire such desert plants as prickly pear and cholla cacti, yucca and sotol for the first segment, but just when you start to get hot, the trail enters a forested area with high canyon walls on either side. The scenery becomes more dramatic as you follow a seasonal stream bed deeper into the canyon, ending at a narrow pour-off known as The Window. The hike is mostly uphill on the way back, so we bring lots of water and enjoy some nice breaks in the shade. We've seen black bears, gray foxes, and lots of species of birds along this trail.
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