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View the GCHTP Website for upcoming meetings at www.GulfCoastTrails.org.
Below you will find information on current land
and water-based trails coast-wide.
The Mississippi Coastal Counties are blessed with abundant flat water paddling opportunities for recreational canoeing and kayaking. Taken as a straight line, a person can paddle for over 136 miles without covering the same water.
EXISTING KAYAK AND/OR CANOE TRAILS
Before you head out on your Kayak, check out tidal information here:
www.tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov or
www.coms.usm.edu/MStide
LARGE BODIED KAYAKABLE WATER
1. Deer Island with launch sites at Kuhn Street and Oak Street. Deer Island can be reached by a .25 mile paddle from the public ramp on Lee Street south of Hwy 90 in Biloxi. Once the paddler has reached the island, there is a relative safety in that the water around the island is shallow should the paddler experience difficulty. The island is about five miles in length, so it is possible to circumnavigate the island in a day. The only difficult point is at the south tip where swells and chop can reach a few feet in height if there is a brisk E-SE wind. A word of warning would be to stay away from the breakwater because of rebounding waves creating a chaotic condition. About two-thirds of teh way down the island on the Biloxi side is an inlet to an internal bayou. An aerial map of teh bayou and a GPS is recommended before entering. Also, a tidal change can cause a 3 mph current near the mouth that may be difficult to paddle against. On windy days where there is a wind out of the SE, the Sound side of the island can be surfed by riding swells from open water.
2. Tchoutacabouffa River with launch sites at Parker's Creek and Popps Ferry Causeway.
3. Back Bay of Biloxi with launch sites at Forrest Avenue, I-110 in D'Iberville, and Cowan-Lorraine Road.
4. Bayou Bernard with launch sites at the Bridge, Gulfport Lake, and John Hill Park on Switzer Road.
5. Biloxi River with launch sites at Big Biloxi Park, Dedeaux Park, and the Causeway.
6. Little Biloxi River with a launch site at Dedeaux Park takeout.
7. Wolf River with launch sites at Cemetary Road, Cable Bridge Road, Tucker Road, and Menge Avenue Bridge. www.wolfrivercanoes.com
8. Bayou Portage/Johnson Bayou with launch site at Pass Christian Industrial Park.
9. Malini Bayou/Henderson Point/Bay of St. Louis with launch site at Bayview Street. The Merlin Necaise Ramp is a jumping off point to the Bay St. Louis. The paddle to the bay is slightly greater than a mile. From there the paddler is free to wander along the north margin of the bay of head south toward Bayou Portage and Henderson Point. There is a public launching ramp at the west end of Bayview Street on Molini Bayou. A trip from the Merlin Necaise Ramp to Molini Bridge is slight greater than 4 miles direct paddling or about 6 miles following the shore.
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FAVORABLE BIKE ROUTES DURING CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY
Dedeaux Road
Seaway Road
Creosote/Washington
Airport Road
Washington
Courthouse
Hewes Avenue
23rd Avenue
30th Avenue
www.gulfcoastbicycleclub.com
BIKE TRAILS
WALKING TRAILS
MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS
Trails near Tuxachanie Creek off Hwy 15
DeSoto National Forest Bethel Bike Trails
Couch Bike Trail
Briar Patch Bike Trail
Badlands Bike Trail
Paul's Loop Bike Trail
MOTORCYCLES & OFF-ROAD
EQUESTRIAN TRAILS
Single Use
Trail Heads
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