The Best Hiking Trails in Louisiana (United States)

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Photo of Acadiana Park Trail Lafayette Louisiana USA

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Caroline Dormon Trail

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near Red Dirt (historical), Louisiana (United States)

Stormin
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Distance

10.18mi

Elevation +

2365f

TrailRank

37

Beautiful hike through the Kisatchie Hills with numerous rock bottom streams and diverse scenery throughout. The most scenic area of the trail is near the Kisatchie Bayou Recreation area.

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Acadiana Park Trail Lafayette Louisiana USA

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near Larabee, Louisiana (United States)

'Rainbow Hiker' Patrick Vijay D'Silva

Distance

4.26mi

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

37

Hike trail through the forested area of Acadiana nature park I visited Acadiana park during my trip to Lafayette town in 2019. Took the opportunity to hike through the park. The trail and its branches are clearly ma...

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LongLeaf Pine Trail

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near Dove Creek Mobile Home Park, Louisiana (United States)

racca

Distance

4.43mi

Elevation +

62f

TrailRank

36

Great trail. When you get to quad 5 take right to stay on blue. If you cross bridge it’ll take you to the extension which comes out at main gate.

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Indian Creek Nature Trail

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near Valde Rouge (historical), Louisiana (United States)

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Distance

3.18mi

Elevation +

23f

TrailRank

34

Easy hike of just over 3.1 miles. Clean cut without mud and plenty of wildlife. I saw plenty of deer, ducks, leaf cutting ants, and a few fishermen and campers. With some, small amounts, of deer footage. Some of the ants...

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Wild Azalea Trail (Stage 1)

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near Milford (historical), Louisiana (United States)

Tigerhiker

Distance

4.60mi

Elevation +

328f

TrailRank

33

Started from the Valentine Lake trailhead. Hot and humid, but lots of wildlife - wild turkey, boar, and snakes. The bridge at mile 4.2 was damaged from a forest fire.

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Lakeshore Trail

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near Castor Plunge, Louisiana (United States)

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Distance

6.48mi

Elevation +

351f

TrailRank

33

Very good hiking or biking trail. (Warning: The trail begining is a spur from the Wild Azalea trail.)

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Wild Azalea - Segment 4

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near Castor Plunge, Louisiana (United States)

briefnotion

Distance

3.06mi

Elevation +

226f

TrailRank

32

A fairly easy segment of the Wild Azalea Trail. There are plenty camping areas on the trail and the Castor Creek Scenic Area has some of the largest pine trees I have ever seen. The trail is open to both hikers and cycli...

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Wild Azalia Trail

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near Castor Plunge, Louisiana (United States)

olmcdon

Distance

5.65mi

Elevation +

538f

TrailRank

31

Castor Plunge to Messina Road. Possibly the prettiest section of this trail. We had hoped to catch the wild Azaila in full flower but were probably a week or so early. We did see several but I'm sure they just got better...

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Wild Azalea Trail - Segment 2

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near Castor Plunge, Louisiana (United States)

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Distance

3.70mi

Elevation +

200f

TrailRank

31

Trail is available for bikes or hiking. Its clean but hilly most of the way. There isnt an easy way back, besides rewalking the tail, so prepare. (It's best to choose a launch point with a restroom nearby.)

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Wild Azalea Trail to Kincaid Lake Trail Loop

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near Castor Plunge, Louisiana (United States)

DustPan55

Distance

6.57mi

Elevation +

200f

TrailRank

30

Hike the Wild Azalea Trail to the Lakeshore/Lamotte Spur and hang a right. At the fork, stay left on the Lamotte Trail. Turn left at the Kincaid Lake trail and another left onto the Wild Azalea Trail Spur. Finally make a...

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Indian Creek Nature Trail

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near Valde Rouge (historical), Louisiana (United States)

Stormin

Distance

3.37mi

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

29

Beautiful hike near Indian Creek. Very well kept trail with even enough room for 2 or even 3 people to walk side by side. the most beautiful part of the hike is in the northern section of the trail.

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Valentine Lake Trail

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near Milford (historical), Louisiana (United States)

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Distance

1.93mi

Elevation +

49f

TrailRank

28

This is a simple well kept trail for campers and visitors of Valentine lake. Simple restroom facilities exist at both the day use and campground areas. Other grounds exist but have been closed at this time. Non motorized...

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Driskill Mountain

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near Driscoll (historical), Louisiana (United States)

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Distance

1.74mi

Elevation +

118f

TrailRank

27

Easy hike to Louisiana's highest point. Google Earth directions will bring you to the wrong spot, so use wikiloc directions to trailhead. Parking is a shared lot with the Mount Zion Presbyterian Church. Well marked, wide...

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Cypress Island Preserve

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near Azema (historical), Louisiana (United States)

Mx hiker

Distance

5.59mi

Elevation +

39f

TrailRank

27

Circular loop around the Cypress Islnd reserve. First half is on a nice trail. Second half is a less nice gravel road. Flat trail. Very beautiful views of the lake and the forest.

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Backbone Trail, Kisatchie Forest

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near Red Dirt (historical), Louisiana (United States)

davidB

Distance

7.55mi

Elevation +

568f

TrailRank

27

The Backbone Trail is located off of Long Leaf Vista road in Kisatchie Forest (just off of Highway 117).

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Longleaf Vista Nature Trail

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near Red Dirt (historical), Louisiana (United States)

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Distance

2.23mi

Elevation +

784f

TrailRank

26| 4.0

A very easy and simple walking trail. The length is 1.5 mi full circle. Plenty of places to picnic at start. Benches to sit and rest are available all along the way. A gazebo is at the vista point. Two natural buttes. De...

Great trail with great views
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Big Branch Trail

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near Markee, Louisiana (United States)

davidB

Distance

9.50mi

Elevation +

525f

TrailRank

23

Big Branch Trail is a 9.5 mile loop in the Kisatchie Forest, Vernon Unit. Camping is available at the Government Pond Complex and at the Hunters Camp. There is no potable water available at either site but both have vaul...

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Kisatchie NF, Louisiana - Backbone / High Ridge Trails

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near Red Dirt (historical), Louisiana (United States)

Tigerhiker

Distance

7.10mi

Elevation +

341f

TrailRank

23| 4.0

This starts from the west trailhead on the Backbone Trail, and goes for 2 miles to the High Ridge junction. From there it's an in and out to the end of the High Ridge and back to the trailhead of the Backbone Trail.

This was my first trail. Light Hills and nice forest make this one a favorite. Good camping spots.
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Lake Buhlow Nature Trail

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near Fort Buhlow, Louisiana (United States)

briefnotion

Distance

1.23mi

Elevation +

59f

TrailRank

23

This is a small network of paved trails. There isn't an easy way to plot all of them, so I just started walking, and when I had to turn, I turned down a trail not yet mapped. However, there seems to be a system writte...

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Wolf Rock Cave

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near Sandy Hill, Louisiana (United States)

Ms. Adventures

Distance

1.07mi

Elevation +

16f

TrailRank

22

Too many trees down due to hurricanes.. trails hard to follow.. could not find trail markers.. but lots of marks to alert hunters.. at 1st we thought they were trail markers.. can't wait to try when cleared more

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Lake Fausse Pointe

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near Dauterive Landing, State of Louisiana (United States)

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Distance

3.63mi

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

22

BRING BUG REPELLANT! This is a must. The trail information is incomplete, continues past road but I am not sure where. Camping sites are available. GPS track created 2006-11-12 13.08.11.

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Kisatchie NF Loop – Backbone, Sandstone and Caroline Dormon Trails

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near Mink, Louisiana (United States)

azoeart

Distance

26.54mi

Elevation +

928f

TrailRank

20

May 5 - 6, 2015 A loop stringing together the Backbone, Sandstone and Caroline Dormon trails in the Kisatchie National Forest. "It’s the Quiet I love about backpacking — and I don’t mean the absence of noise. What I ...

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Semita Trail at Highland Road Park

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near Westchester, Louisiana (United States)

Greenleaf

Distance

0.97mi

Elevation +

66f

TrailRank

20

Small trail around the Highland Road Observatory. The trail is divided into two segments. Semita Minor and Semita Major.

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Alexandria Walk

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near Fort Randolph, Louisiana (United States)

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Distance

2.95mi

Elevation +

207f

TrailRank

19

An easy to walk paved way around downtown Alexandria with plenty of places to sit along the riverbank and plenty of things to see nearby. There are fairgrounds and an amphitheatre to sit and picnic at. Biking is also all...

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Driscoll Mountain!

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near Driscoll (historical), Louisiana (United States)

Chloe Rushing

Distance

1.63mi

Elevation +

154f

TrailRank

19

Me & Jacob made a quick decision & came out for Halloweenie 2021! Love trips like these . Very beautiful

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