Mississippi trails · Bethel Mountain Bike Trail
Bethel Mountain Bike Trail
A 19.1-mile out-and-back in Mississippi, with 77 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 171 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
BETHEL MOUNTAIN BIKE — parking nearby. 30.60160, -88.94490 · 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 38.3-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 15 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Bethel Motorcycle Trail — 1.1 mi
- Bethel Ohv Trail - South Loop — 3.3 mi
- Bethel Ohv Trail - North Loop — 3.4 mi
- Tuxachanie Trail — 7.0 mi