Louisiana trails · Wild Azalea Trail
Wild Azalea Trail
A 7.8-mile out-and-back in Louisiana, with 121 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 425 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
WILD AZALEA TRAIL - RD 279 — parking nearby. 31.22444, -92.65028 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:45 a.m. and sets at 7:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:00 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 50 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.7-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 55 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:41 p.m. — 6 h 54 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Valentine — 2.2 mi
- Kincaid — 2.8 mi
- Lakeshore — 4.0 mi
- Claiborne North — 8.2 mi