Mississippi trails · Mill Branch Trail
A 4.1-mile out-and-back in Mississippi, with 196 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 68% of the ascent, between mile 2.7 and mile 4.1. It gives back about 310 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Mill Branch Trail access. 31.41949, -90.98004 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:14 a.m., the sun rises at 6:38 a.m. and sets at 7:29 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 8.2-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 15 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:53 a.m. — 9 h 35 min before sunset.