Louisiana trails · Mississippi River Trail

Mississippi River Trail

A 17.8-mile network in Louisiana, with 21 ft of climbing.

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Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 17.8 miles.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Getting there

Mississippi River Trail access. 29.91984, -90.19989 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:37 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 6:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:55 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 30 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.8-mile route takes roughly 6 h 36 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:37 p.m. — 4 h 54 min before sunset.