Mississippi trails · Expert Loop
Expert Loop
A 6.0-mile out-and-back in Mississippi, with 116 ft of climbing.
Length
6.0 mi
Elevation gain
116 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
15%
Steepest mile
+104 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.4 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
yes
Horses
no
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 341 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:05 a.m., the sun rises at 6:31 a.m. and sets at 7:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:52 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.0-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 33 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:04 a.m. — 8 h 22 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Expert Loop — 10.7 mi loop, 767 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Rocky Ridge Horse Trail — 20.1 mi
- North Cypress Non Motorized Tr — 20.9 mi
- Spyglass Hill Trail — 21.1 mi
- Voyager — 26.5 mi