Mississippi trails · Tuxachanie Trail

Tuxachanie Trail

A 8.8-mile out-and-back in Mississippi, with 100 ft of climbing. Reaches Copeland Spring.

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Length

8.8 mi

Elevation gain

100 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

Steepest mile

+84 ft

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Ground

Bikes

Horses

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the first third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.9. It gives back about 190 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Copeland Spring (spring)

Getting there

Tuxachanie Trail access. 30.66670, -89.13359 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 6:58 a.m. and sets at 6:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:50 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 28 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.7-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:36 p.m. — 4 h 50 min before sunset.