Carlsbad Caverns National Park · New Mexico

Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail (Old Guano Road)

0.2 mi of trail, end to end · 4,358 ft–4,363 ft · gravel surface · trail class Minimally Developed

Exhibits

4,363 ft 4,358 ft · 0.2 mi high 4,363 ft

Along the way Guano Mining Guano Mining

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.