Louisiana trails · Dempsey Lake Trail
Dempsey Lake Trail
A 2.2-mile out-and-back in Louisiana, with 12 ft of climbing. Reaches Dempsey Lake. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Length
2.2 mi
Elevation gain
12 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
2%
Steepest mile
+10 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.2 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Dempsey Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:17 a.m., the sun rises at 6:42 a.m. and sets at 7:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:57 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 50 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.4-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 39 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:21 a.m. — 11 h 11 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Rhinehart Lake Trail — 1.7 mi
- Wallace Lake White Trail — 22.2 mi
- Wallace Lake Yellow Trail — 22.2 mi
- Wallace Lake Red Trail — 22.2 mi