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Barnwell Mountain Recreation Area Loop route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
Texas

Barnwell Mountain Recreation Area Loop

Gilmer, Texas

10.0 mi

Distance

1,470 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 55m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Barnwell Mountain Recreation Area Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:117 ft
Max:192 ft
Gain:448 ft
Loss:448 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 117 ft and 192 ft across 10.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.117 ft142 ft167 ft192 ft0.0 mi2.5 mi5.0 mi7.5 mi10.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi181 ft
High point1.9 mi192 ft
End10.0 mi181 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Gilmer, TX · about 6 mi away
County:
Upshur County, TX

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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