Mississippi trails · Mill Branch Trail
Mill Branch Trail
A 4.1-mile out-and-back in Mississippi, with 196 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
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.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Mill Branch Trail access. 31.41949, -90.98004 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:41 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 a.m. and sets at 6:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:57 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 27 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 10:20 a.m. — 8 h 12 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Tallys Trail — 0.7 mi
- Richardson Creek Trail — 1.4 mi
- Brushy Creek Horse Trail — 10.3 mi
- NA National Scenic Trail (Potkopinu) — 24.7 mi