Mississippi trails · Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail

Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail

A 3.2-mile loop in Mississippi, with 32 ft of climbing. Reaches Choctaw Lake. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

3.2 mi

Elevation gain

32 ft

Difficulty

Easy

Max grade

Steepest mile

+32 ft

Shape

loop

Bikes

yes

Horses

yes

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 3.2 miles.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Choctaw Lake (lake)

Getting there

Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail access. 33.27593, -89.13857 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:35 a.m., the sun rises at 7:00 a.m. and sets at 6:24 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:49 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.2-mile route takes roughly 1 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:11 a.m. — 10 h 13 min before sunset.

Loop options

Headwaters Trail + Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail + Chata Trail — 2.7 mi loop, 501 ft gain
Chata Trail + Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail — 1.7 mi loop, 260 ft gain
Choctaw Lake Lakeside Trail — 2.6 mi loop, 183 ft gain