Louisiana trails · Caroline Dormon Trail
Caroline Dormon Trail
A 5.4-mile out-and-back in Louisiana, with 121 ft of climbing.
Length
5.4 mi
Elevation gain
121 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
8%
Steepest mile
+56 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 5.4 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
TURPENTINE — parking nearby, restroom, water. 31.47778, -93.01944 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:22 a.m., the sun rises at 6:47 a.m. and sets at 7:37 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:01 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 50 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.8-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:53 a.m. — 8 h 44 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Caroline Dormon Trail + CAROLINE DORMON — 1.6 mi loop, 105 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Backbone Trail — 0.0 mi
- Caroline Dormon — 4.7 mi
- Sandstone Trail — 7.2 mi
- Valentine — 25.7 mi