Mississippi trails · Richardson Creek Trail
Richardson Creek Trail
A 7.2-mile out-and-back in Mississippi, with 127 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.4. It gives back about 296 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 6:14 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 14.3-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 26 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:04 p.m. — 7 h 24 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Richardson Creek Trail + Richardson Creek Right Fork + Tallys Trail — 13.2 mi loop, 1,681 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Tallys Trail — 0.6 mi
- Mill Branch Trail — 1.4 mi
- Brushy Creek Horse Trail — 11.6 mi
- Butler Lake ATV Trail — 28.8 mi