Lower Burro Mesa Pour-off Trail, Texas, United States
4.5 (43 reviews) Spent Ranking #20 in Big Bend National Park Hiking Trails
Pour-off is about 100 feet tall
My husband and I enjoyed the Lower Burro Mesa Pour-off Trail. The trail is only one mile round trip and is relatively flat. To get to the trail we drove a short one mile paved road off Ross Maxwell scenic drive / main road. There is a sign on Ross Maxwell scenic drive. There is a parking lot at the end of the road and the trail head. The trail starts across the desert toward a canyon. At the canyon, the trail turns to the right and goes up a dry flat creek. I am sure it is not always dry. This is the halfway point. The plant life is greener and more plentiful in the canyon. The Pour-off (waterfall) is at the end of the canyon. The Pour-off was dry when we arrived (late April) but the Pour-off was interesting. The Pour-off is about 100 feet tall. We could really see what the power of water can do to rock. Great trail.
Address
Begin at the end of Burro Mesa Spur Road off the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Texas, United States.
Website
http://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/desert
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 3:51
User Ratings
4.5 based on (43 reviews)
Reviews
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4M J 5:00 PM May 2, 2016
Pour-off is about 100 feet tall
My husband and I enjoyed the Lower Burro Mesa Pour-off Trail. The trail is only one mile round trip and is relatively flat. To get to the trail we drove a short one mile paved road off Ross Maxwell scenic drive / main road. There is a sign on Ross Maxwell scenic drive. There is a parking lot at the end of the road and the trail head. The trail starts across the desert toward a canyon. At the canyon, the trail turns to the right and goes up a dry flat creek. I am sure it is not always dry. This is the halfway point. The plant life is greener and more plentiful in the canyon. The Pour-off (waterfall) is at the end of the canyon. The Pour-off was dry when we arrived (late April) but the Pour-off was interesting. The Pour-off is about 100 feet tall. We could really see what the power of water can do to rock. Great trail.
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5FeenixPhyre 5:00 PM Mar 19, 2016
Amazingly Underrated Trail
This was one of the favorite trails we went on during our visit to Big Bend and we almost skipped it due to other moderate ratings. While this is a shorter hike, just a little over a mile round trip, it was highly worth it and had some mazing views and even a little rock climbing(if you wanted) at the end to get up on a ledge in this great canyon ending. When we were there, there was no one else around, so we just explored where ever we wanted and really had a great time looking over things, finding some signs of wildlife and looking at the amazing views and vistas. Not many check this little gem out, possibly because it is not a super long hike, but it is definitely worth it! Hit it after a long one for a quick refresh or nice ending to the day, you won't regret it!
