Mississippi trails · Marathon Lake Hiking
Marathon Lake Hiking
A 1.8-mile out-and-back in Mississippi, with 8 ft of climbing. Reaches Marathon Lake. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.8 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Marathon Lake (lake)
Getting there
MARATHON LAKE HIKING access — parking nearby. 32.19834, -89.35958 · 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 6:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:50 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 26 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.5-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:18 a.m. — 10 h 07 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Shongelo Hiking Trail — 16.6 mi