Mississippi trails · Sheep Ranch Trail

Sheep Ranch Trail

A 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mississippi, with 179 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

4.9 mi

Elevation gain

179 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

12%

Steepest mile

+152 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.2 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Bikes

yes

Horses

yes

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the middle third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 1.6 and mile 3.3. It gives back about 209 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

Sheep Ranch Trail access. 33.20850, -89.07468 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:04 a.m., the sun rises at 6:29 a.m. and sets at 7:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:48 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 53 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.8-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:17 a.m. — 9 h 06 min before sunset.

Loop options

Charlotte'S Web Trail + Sheep Ranch Trail + Log Jump Trail — 7.6 mi loop, 966 ft gain
Charlotte'S Web Trail + Sheep Ranch Trail + Rockcrusher Road Trail — 12.7 mi loop, 1,753 ft gain
Rockcrusher Road Trail + Sheep Ranch Trail + Pigeon Roost Road Trail — 7.6 mi loop, 1,033 ft gain