Louisiana trails · Rainey Lake Trail
Rainey Lake Trail
A 3.8-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 3.8 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 August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:14 a.m., the sun rises at 6:39 a.m. and sets at 7:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:56 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.6-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:28 a.m. — 10 h 03 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Rainey Lake Trail — 3.9 mi loop, 73 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Little Fork N. ATV Trail — 3.4 mi