Louisiana trails · Hardwood Forest Loop
Hardwood Forest Loop
A 1.8-mile out-and-back in Louisiana, with 22 ft of climbing.
Length
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
22 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
5%
Steepest mile
+22 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Bikes
no
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.8 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Heads up
Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:15 a.m., the sun rises at 6:39 a.m. and sets at 7:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:52 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 48 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.6-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 21 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:01 a.m. — 11 h 27 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Railroad Trail + Amite Overlook Trail + Hardwood Forest Loop — 1.3 mi loop, 38 ft gain
- Hardwood Forest Loop + Railroad Trail — 2.0 mi loop, 86 ft gain
- Hardwood Forest Loop + Amite Overlook Trail + Railroad Trail — 2.5 mi loop, 102 ft gain