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3.6 mi point to point · 458 ft of climbing · Big Bend National Park

Mule Ears Trail

$59
Drawn from this trail's real elevation data, printed to order.
StyleTopographic
Size 18×24″
Print only, rolled in a tube. Fits a standard 18×24″ frame.
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The print

Printed to order at 300 DPI, rendered natively at your size and never upscaled. Print only; the frame in the photos is for scale.

Shipping & returns

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Mule Ears Trail · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Mule Ears Trail trail

Mule Ears Trail is a 3.6-mile point-to-point route in Big Bend National Park, climbing 458 feet between 2,819 and 3,203 feet above sea level. The steepest pitch reaches 43 percent, against an average of 127 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderate band. The nearest town is Castolon, about 5.3 miles away.

The area

Big Bend National Park is a national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, and was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • Mule Ears Overlookmi 0.0
  • Mule Ears Springmi 1.9

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

Questions about the Mule Ears Trail print

What sizes does the Mule Ears Trail poster come in?
4 sizes: 12×16″ $39, 18×24″ $59, 24×32″ $79, 30×40″ $99. Every size is printed natively at 300 DPI, from $39.
Is this made from real elevation data?
Yes. The contours and elevation profile are drawn from USGS 3DEP and AWS Terrain Tiles sampled along the actual Mule Ears Trail track.
How hard is Mule Ears Trail?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderate band: 3.6 mi point to point with 458 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.

Place names along the route: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Best months are an estimate from NASA POWER climate data (CC BY 4.0), 2001 to 2020 monthly averages adjusted to the trail's elevation, not an official season; check current conditions and closures.