Mississippi trails · Bethel Mountain Bike Trail

Bethel Mountain Bike Trail

A 19.1-mile network in Mississippi, with 64 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

19.1 mi

Elevation gain

64 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

Steepest mile

+58 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.0 mi

Shape

network

Bikes

yes

Horses

yes

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 19.2 miles.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

BETHEL MOUNTAIN BIKE — parking nearby. 30.60160, -88.94490 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 6:57 a.m. and sets at 6:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:50 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 29 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.1-mile route takes roughly 7 h 07 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:04 p.m. — 4 h 21 min before sunset.