Louisiana trails · Rainey Lake Trail
Rainey Lake Trail
A 4.0-mile out-and-back in Louisiana, with 5 ft of climbing. Reaches Big Rainey Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 4.0 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Big Rainey Lake (lake)
- Little Rainey Lake (lake)
Getting there
Rainey Lake Trail access. 32.32451, -91.37088 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:43 a.m., the sun rises at 7:08 a.m. and sets at 6:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:58 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 26 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.0-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:05 a.m. — 8 h 28 min before sunset.