Mississippi trails · Bethel Motorcycle Trail
Bethel Motorcycle Trail
A 14.7-mile out-and-back in Mississippi, with 56 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 14.7 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Bethel Motorcycle Trail access — parking nearby. 30.61781, -88.94397 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:06 a.m., the sun rises at 6:31 a.m. and sets at 7:20 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:44 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 49 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 29.4-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:27 p.m. — 1 h 53 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Bethel Mountain Bike Trail — 1.1 mi
- Bethel Ohv Trail - South Loop — 2.2 mi
- Bethel Ohv Trail - North Loop — 2.3 mi
- Tuxachanie Trail — 6.3 mi