Louisiana trails · Livingston Little Creek
Livingston Little Creek
A 19.4-mile out-and-back in Louisiana, with 106 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 13.0 and mile 19.5. It gives back about 161 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
LIVINGSTON-LITTLE CREEK — parking nearby, water. 31.42500, -92.37500 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:19 a.m., the sun rises at 6:44 a.m. and sets at 7:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:59 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 50 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 38.9-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 31 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- LIVINGSTON HICKMAN LOOP + LIVINGSTON LITTLE CREEK — 13.2 mi loop, 990 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Livingston Hickman Loop — 1.9 mi
- Lakeshore — 17.4 mi
- Kincaid — 18.7 mi
- Wild Azalea — 20.5 mi