Mississippi trails · Shongelo Hiking Trail
Shongelo Hiking Trail
A 21.9-mile point-to-point in Mississippi, with 123 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 21.9 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
SHONGELO HIKING TRAIL access — parking nearby. About 1 h 51 min drive (89 mi) from Yazoo City. 32.36693, -89.56235 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:36 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 6:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:51 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 26 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.9-mile route takes roughly 8 h 10 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:10 p.m. — 3 h 16 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Marathon Lake Hiking — 16.6 mi
- RI National Scenic Trail — 23.5 mi