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Westtexas & Big Bend: 8 Tage Wüste und Sternenhimmel
- Days
- 8
- Stops
- 13
- Driving
- 1666 km
- Drive time
- 28 h 27 min
Day 1
66 km · Driving 57 min
| # | Arrival | Place | Getting there | Stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 09:00 | Franklin Mountains State Park 31.88360, -106.50200 | — | 3 h |
| 2 | 12:57 | Hueco Tanks State Park 31.91800, -106.04150 | 66 km · 57 min | 3 h |
Day 2
146 km · Driving 3 h 9 min
| # | Arrival | Place | Getting there | Stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 09:00 | Guadalupe-Mountains-Nationalpark Desert mountains with dramatic rock formations and deep canyons, surrounded by diverse flora and fauna of the Chihuahuan Desert. 31.91667, -104.86667 | 146 km · 3 h 9 min | 3 h |
Day 3
103 km · Driving 2 h 51 min
| # | Arrival | Place | Getting there | Stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 09:00 | Carlsbad-Caverns-Nationalpark Vast underground chambers with dramatic stalactite formations wind through the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico. 32.17528, -104.44389 | 103 km · 2 h 51 min | 3 h |
Day 4
349 km · Driving 4 h 28 min
| # | Arrival | Place | Getting there | Stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 09:00 | Chinati Foundation Former military buildings have housed large-scale minimalist art installations since 1986. 30.29870, -104.02700 | 289 km · 3 h 47 min | 2 h |
| 6 | 11:41 | Prada Marfa 30.60347, -104.51849 | 60 km · 41 min | 45 min |
Day 5
131 km · Driving 2 h 1 min
| # | Arrival | Place | Getting there | Stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 09:00 | McDonald-Observatorium 30.67140, -104.02200 | 109 km · 1 h 37 min | 2 h |
| 8 | 11:24 | Fort Davis National Historic Site 30.59580, -103.92600 | 22 km · 24 min | 45 min |
Day 6
227 km · Driving 4 h 3 min
| # | Arrival | Place | Getting there | Stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 09:00 | Big-Bend-Nationalpark 29.25000, -103.25000 | 227 km · 4 h 3 min | 3 h |
Day 7
110 km · Driving 3 h 23 min
| # | Arrival | Place | Getting there | Stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 09:00 | Santa Elena Canyon Sheer limestone walls rise above the Rio Grande, carved by the river along the border between Texas and Mexico. 29.16547, -103.61212 | 74 km · 2 h 27 min | 3 h |
| 11 | 12:56 | Terlingua 29.32167, -103.61611 | 36 km · 56 min | 1 h 30 min |
Day 8
535 km · Driving 7 h 35 min
| # | Arrival | Place | Getting there | Stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 09:00 | Big Bend Ranch State Park 29.53060, -104.15400 | 94 km · 1 h 43 min | 3 h |
| 13 | 17:52 | Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site 29.68330, -101.31800 | 441 km · 5 h 52 min | 3 h |
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