The best pure hike in Palo Duro!

Switchbacks
Coppertone hikes up the switchbacks from the canyon floor. Eventually we hike back all of the way to the information center at the canyon rim.
User: Austin Explorer - 9/26/2005

Location: Palo Duro - CCC Trail

Rating: 5stars
Difficulty: 4point5stars  Solitude: 4point5stars
Miles Hiked: 4.20 Miles  Elapsed Time: 2 hours, 50 minutes

Comments: This old CCC trail starts at the information center and is being reclaimed and doesn't appear on the park maps, but it is open. We didn't really know where this would take us and we were pleasantly surprised. This is the only hike up on the rim of the canyon, giving a completely different viewpoint than other hikes. It leads to numerous overlooks and a sidetrail of steep switchbacks leads down to the Texas amphitheater. If you really want a hike for hike's sake, this is the one to do. We saw no one else on the trail, just people at the information center or on the road wondering how we got up there.

Log Photos
CCC structure
Trail View
Table Rock
The Great Beyond
Railroad
Amphitheater
I did it anyway
Switchbacks
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