Best Hiking Trails in Louisiana | Trailmonger

About hiking in Louisiana

Louisiana has 333 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 521 miles, an average of 1.6 miles each. The longest is Vermilion by boat in Vermilion Parish, at 32.5 miles. 16 run 5 miles or longer. 28 of the state's counties have at least one; Webster Parish has the most, with 60 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

Vermilion by boatHikeVermilion Parish32.5 mi Backbone TrailHikeNatchitoches Parish29.4 mi Sandstone TrailHikeMTBNatchitoches Parish29.1 mi Wild Azalea TrailHikeRapides Parish25.9 mi Gum Springs Horse Trail, Yellow LoopHikeWinn Parish19.9 mi Mississippi River TrailHikeMTBJefferson Parish18.2 mi Intermediate LoopHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish12.6 mi Mississippi River TrailHikeMTBSt. Charles Parish11.8 mi Hickman TrailHikeGrant Parish11.3 mi Caroline Dormon TrailHikeNatchitoches Parish10.7 mi East Landing to South Landing TrailHikeMTBEvangeline Parish9.6 mi Mississippi River TrailHikeMTBOrleans Parish6.6 mi Mississippi River TrailHikeMTBEast Baton Rouge Parish5.9 mi Gum Springs Horse Trail, YellowHikeWinn Parish5.9 mi Mississippi River TrailHikeSt. John the Baptist Parish5.8 mi Gum Springs Horse Trail, Blue LoopHikeWinn Parish5.5 mi Scotlandville Parkway PathHikeMTBEast Baton Rouge Parish5.0 mi Arthur Ray Teague Parkway TrailHikeMTBBossier Parish4.6 mi Beginner LoopHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish4.6 mi DeSoto Levee Top TrailHikeMTBWest Baton Rouge Parish4.6 mi Gorge TrailHikeWashington Parish4.6 mi Little Creek TrailHikeGrant Parish4.5 mi Mississippi River Levee TrailHikeMTBEast Baton Rouge Parish4.4 mi Tunica Hills Trail AHikeWest Feliciana Parish4.2 mi Plaquemine Riverfront TrailHikeMTBIberville Parish4.0 mi South to North Landing TrailHikeMTBEvangeline Parish3.9 mi Hardwood Forest LoopHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish3.7 mi North to East Landing TrailHikeMTBEvangeline Parish3.6 mi Yates Walking TrailHikeRed River Parish3.6 mi Blue TrailHikeMTBCalcasieu Parish3.5 mi Cypress Bend TrailHikeUnion Parish3.4 mi Indian Bayou LoopHikeSt. Landry Parish3.3 mi footHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish3.2 mi Turpentine Hill TrailHikeNatchitoches Parish3.1 mi Mississippi River TrailHikeMTBSt. Bernard Parish3.1 mi Longleaf Vista Interpretive TrailHikeNatchitoches Parish2.9 mi Plantation TrailHikeJefferson Parish2.9 mi Westbank Expressway TrailHikeMTBJefferson Parish2.8 mi Levee TrailHikeMTBSt. Martin Parish2.7 mi Gum Springs Horse Trail (Blue, Yellow Loop)HikeWinn Parish2.6 mi Wisner TrailHikeOrleans Parish2.6 mi Gum Springs Horse Trail, Yellow - unmappedHikeWinn Parish2.5 mi Cane Bayou Hiking TrailHikeSt. Tammany Parish2.4 mi Linear Park Bicycle PathHikeMTBJefferson Parish2.3 mi Mississippi River TrailHikeMTBSt. James Parish2.2 mi FS 831HikeMTBWebster Parish2.2 mi Moonseed LoopHikeLafayette Parish2.2 mi Cane Bayou TrailHikeSt. Tammany Parish2.2 mi Bois D Arc RoadHikeMTBClaiborne Parish2.0 mi Valentine Lake Loop TrailHikeRapides Parish2.0 mi Parkway High run pathHikeMTBBossier Parish2.0 mi Ward Creek TrailHikeMTBEast Baton Rouge Parish2.0 mi LVP 4 Access RoadHikeMTBJefferson Parish1.9 mi UL Bike TrailHikeMTBLafayette Parish1.9 mi Fiddlers Loop TrailHikeJefferson Parish1.8 mi Oak-Hickory Forest LoopHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish1.8 mi False Mountain TrailHikeMTBBienville Parish1.7 mi Forest Service Road 829HikeMTBWebster Parish1.7 mi Fern Ave TrailHikeMTBCaddo Parish1.6 mi FS 829HikeMTBWebster Parish1.5 mi Flat Lick RoadHikeMTBClaiborne Parish1.5 mi White Shell TrailHikeSt. Landry Parish1.5 mi FS 832HikeMTBClaiborne Parish1.5 mi Levee LoopHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish1.4 mi Old Oak Forest TrailHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish1.4 mi River TrailHikeLivingston Parish1.4 mi Restoration AreaHikeSt. Martin Parish1.4 mi High Ridge TrailHikeNatchitoches Parish1.4 mi RiverwalkHikeMTBCalcasieu Parish1.4 mi walking circuitHikePointe Coupee Parish1.4 mi Alligator TrailHikeSt. Landry Parish1.4 mi West Causeway Bike Ped PathHikeMTBSt. Tammany Parish1.3 mi Forest TrailHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish1.3 mi Railroad TrailHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish1.3 mi Purple HazeHikeMTBCalcasieu Parish1.3 mi Canal Street Neutral GroundHikeMTBOrleans Parish1.2 mi Esplanade Ave. PathHikeOrleans Parish1.2 mi The River Walking PathHikeConcordia Parish1.2 mi Bayou Teche NWR Centerville Unit TrailHikeSt. Mary Parish1.2 mi Lake TrailHikeBossier Parish1.2 mi Main TrailHikeWest Feliciana Parish1.2 mi FS 851HikeMTBWebster Parish1.2 mi East LoopHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish1.2 mi Old Bataria Road TrailHikeJefferson Parish1.2 mi North Pond LoopHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish1.2 mi Black Swamp TrailHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish1.2 mi Cottonwood TrailHikeCaddo Parish1.2 mi Driskill Mountain TrailHikeBienville Parish1.2 mi Valentine Lake TrailHikeRapides Parish1.1 mi Timbermill TrailHikeMTBSt. John the Baptist Parish1.1 mi Backbone Ridge TrailHikeEvangeline Parish1.1 mi Arrowwod TrailHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish1.1 mi Arrowwood TrailHikeEast Baton Rouge Parish1.1 mi Palmetto Hiking TrailHikeMTBSt. Mary Parish1.1 mi La Salle Park Big LoopHikeJefferson Parish1.1 mi Walker Branch TrailHikeEvangeline Parish1.1 mi Lagoon TrailHikeVermilion Parish1.1 mi CN25BHikeMTBWebster Parish1.1 mi Gum Springs Horse Trail, BlueHikeWinn Parish1.1 mi Exposition BoulevardHikeOrleans Parish1.1 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt August 28, 2026.