Louisiana trails · Gum Springs Horse Trail, Yellow Loop
Gum Springs Horse Trail, Yellow Loop
A 3.6-mile out-and-back in Louisiana, with 76 ft of climbing.
Length
3.6 mi
Elevation gain
76 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
8%
Steepest mile
+51 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 3.6 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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 6:45 a.m. and sets at 7:36 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:01 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 51 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.1-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:29 a.m. — 10 h 08 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Gum Springs Horse Trail — 3.0 mi