Mississippi trails · TU National Scenic Trail
TU National Scenic Trail
A 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mississippi, with 96 ft of climbing. Reaches Old Town Overlook.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 64% of the ascent, between mile 3.2 and mile 4.8. It gives back about 139 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Old Town Overlook (viewpoint)
Getting there
Chickasaw Village Self Guiding Trail access — parking nearby. 34.27849, -88.74160 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:01 a.m., the sun rises at 6:27 a.m. and sets at 7:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:48 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 55 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.6-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 39 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:06 a.m. — 9 h 17 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Chickasaw Atv Trail — 18.4 mi
- Witchdance Trail — 27.1 mi
- DA Bynum Mounds Trail — 27.7 mi