Mississippi trails · Tallys Trail
Tallys Trail
A 10.9-mile loop in Mississippi, with 192 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 930 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
RICHARDSON CREEK TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 31.42980, -90.98345 · directions
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 10.9-mile route takes roughly 4 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:47 a.m. — 8 h 41 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tallys Trail — 10.9 mi loop, 1,845 ft gain
- Richardson Creek Trail + Richardson Creek Right Fork + Tallys Trail — 13.2 mi loop, 1,681 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Richardson Creek Trail — 0.6 mi
- Mill Branch Trail — 0.7 mi
- Brushy Creek Horse Trail — 11.0 mi
- Butler Lake ATV Trail — 28.9 mi