Mississippi trails · Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail
Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail
A 2.6-mile loop in Mississippi, with 33 ft of climbing. Reaches Choctaw Lake. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 4.2 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Choctaw Lake (lake)
Getting there
Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail access. 33.28006, -89.14372 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:04 a.m., the sun rises at 6:29 a.m. and sets at 7:23 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:48 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 53 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 2.6-mile route takes roughly 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:28 a.m. — 11 h 55 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Headwaters Trail + Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail + Chata Trail — 2.7 mi loop, 502 ft gain
- Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail + Chata Trail — 2.8 mi loop, 300 ft gain
- Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail + Headwaters Trail + Chata Trail — 4.3 mi loop, 618 ft gain
Nearby trails
- North Trail — 3.8 mi
- Pigeon Roost Road Trail — 3.8 mi
- Charlotte'S Web Trail — 4.5 mi
- Sheep Ranch Trail — 6.3 mi