Louisiana trails · Beech Bottom Loop
Beech Bottom Loop
A 2.1-mile out-and-back in Louisiana, with 54 ft of climbing. Reaches Upper Caney Lake. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.1 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Upper Caney Lake (lake)
Getting there
BEECH BOTTOM LOOP access. 32.67030, -93.28785 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:47 a.m. and sets at 7:39 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:04 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.2-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 36 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:23 a.m. — 11 h 16 min before sunset.
Loop options
- SUGAR CANE NRT + BEECH BOTTOM LOOP — 6.1 mi loop, 480 ft gain
- BEECH BOTTOM LOOP + SUGAR CANE NRT — 3.1 mi loop, 296 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Sugar Cane Nrt — 0.5 mi
- Coon Hollow — 15.7 mi