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Dante's Trail through Purgatory Creek Natural Area route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop

Dante's Trail through Purgatory Creek Natural Area

San Marcos, Texas

7.9 mi

Distance

810 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 52m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Dante's Trail through Purgatory Creek Natural Area is a loop trail in Hays County, Texas. It is 7.9 miles long. It is in or next to San Marcos, Texas.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:186 ft
Max:234 ft
Gain:247 ft
Loss:247 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 186 ft and 234 ft across 8.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.186 ft202 ft218 ft234 ft0.0 mi2.0 mi4.0 mi6.0 mi8.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi194 ft
High point4.4 mi234 ft
End8.0 mi194 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
San Marcos, TX · in or next to town
County:
Hays County, TX

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

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