Mississippi trails · RI National Scenic Trail
RI National Scenic Trail
A 25.6-mile point-to-point in Mississippi, with 65 ft of climbing. Reaches Black Lake.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 17.0 and mile 25.5. It gives back about 459 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Black Lake (lake)
Getting there
RI National Scenic Trail access. 32.66246, -89.76317 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:07 a.m., the sun rises at 6:32 a.m. and sets at 7:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:50 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.6-mile route takes roughly 9 h 30 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:02 p.m. — 3 h 23 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Shongelo Hiking Trail — 23.4 mi