Mississippi trails · Brushy Creek Horse Trail
Brushy Creek Horse Trail
A 5.7-mile loop in Mississippi, with 193 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 63% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.9. It gives back about 363 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
BRUSHY CREEK TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. 31.27000, -90.96806 · 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 7:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:53 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 50 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.7-mile route takes roughly 2 h 13 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:52 a.m. — 10 h 36 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Mill Branch Trail — 10.3 mi
- Tallys Trail — 11.0 mi
- Richardson Creek Trail — 11.6 mi