Tuxachanie Trail - Trails in Mississippi
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- My recent trip (5/29 to 5/30 2020) to the De Soto National Forest and hiking the Tuxachanie Trail. I started at the Hwy 49 trailhead and finished at the POW Recreation Area. 12.5 miles one way. There are several primitive campsites along the trail. Aiery Lake Recreation Area offers camping, clean water, and restroom.
The Tuxachanie Trail traverses through pine forest, as well as open areas. There are also a few wooden bridges crossing streams at multiple points. Further along the trail, the surrounding area becomes a bit swampy. The trail leads to Airey Lake Recreation Area and beyond to a World War II POW camp.
The initial 5 miles of the trail from the trailhead off of Highway 49 were part of a railroad utilized by the Dantzler Lumber Company, once one of the largest lumber companies in the state. The trail ends at the POW Camp. This camp was utilized during World War II to house German war prisoners and is also the site of a navy rifle range.
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My son and a friend want to hike this trail. The plan is for me to meet them along the way, at Airey lake, and camp overnight, then I will drive on to POW. This was a great
Overview for me.
Interesting hike! I didn’t know we had this trail in Mississippi. Gonna check it out. Thank You
Thanks for a great video! I hike this trail a lot for practice and to get outside. It is a fantastic trail. 😊
Thanks for watching!
I’ve been meaning to get out to DeSoto for the Black Creek Trail. After seeing this, I may have to check out this trail instead!
Hi.
Thanks for the video.
Of note: Your problem with the Sawyer Squeeze made me think about mine.
I took it on a short (6.2 miles) hike Saturday, decided to test it - it failed!
I've mostly used a Sawyer mini, and have only used the Squeeze a few times.
I'm glad you highlighted this problem - thanks!
And, God Bless...
We are visiting LA and MS for four days the end of June. The gulf is my top priority because I live in CO and never see the ocean. Come hike in Colorado sometime.
I love CO! Did some hiking in the Snowmass Wilderness and it is still my favorite backpacking experience.
Louisiana Hikes I don’t ski but we love to mountain bike in Snow Mass. I live on the west slope in Paradox CO. My great grandmother, Ada came from Hattiesburg MS
Thanks for the video! It helped me out, was wanting to make the hike but wasn’t sure until now. I’m doing it
Awesome! It’s a great hike
Good quality work. I went with a Scout group back a few years; we set up camp at the Airy Lake campground and hiked the Pow-Airy Lake part. Real easy hiking. It was an unusual time in South Mississippi, February, and the temp never rose above 17 degrees. Very unusual for that areas. Good fun! Calling that pond a lake... SMH. A yeah later, we did another cold weather camp at Cheaha State Park in Alabama. Hiked the Pinhoti Trail. Check that on out if you haven’t already.
Pinhoti is definitely on my list!
Great video! That 118 mile trail in the summer would be ROUGH.
I know but once I get an idea in my head I become obsessed lol
For your faulty filter... it probably got clogged from the boggy water you picked up. You can use the sport cap on your smart water bottle to back flush the filter.
Yeah I tried that and nada.
Just to inform you of some of the facts about the trail. You are correct about the rail line but the rail line was known as a dummy line and used oxen to pull the timbers from in the woods to the main line. The P.O.W. Camp was from way back during Korean War. You also should have passed the old spring that was used by outlaws to get water.
Those half circle things are where the prison cells were located. It was a large area. On the opposite side of the pond at the P.O.W. camp is another area of cells.
This is very cool to know! Thank you
@@erichart9725 ammo bunker for Kiesler airforce base firing range???
A buddy and I are planning to make this hike in March or April. We're planning on getting dropped off on Hwy49 mid day Saturday, hike to before or after Airey Lake and camp out in the bush somewheres. Then hike to POW and get picked up sometime Sunday.
Then possibly in the fall do the Black Creek trail. It's about 40miles and we'll make it a 3day trip.
Sounds like a good trip!
Just got home from hiking this! POW Lake to Airey Lake and back. I’m real curious how you managed some of those lower creek crossings with the puppy.
Also, we met a sweet retired couple who camp there a lot and knew the history.
Initially the area was a POW logging camp for mostly Italian soldiers. After the war, it became a munitions testing range and all of those bunkers were for storage.
Good luck on your Kisatchie mega trail!
It’s such a good trail! Thanks for the info about the POW camp. I was wondering what the concrete structures were.
Well I just accept that my dog is going to dirty and wet 😂
I'm looking for circle loop trails in Louisiana. Trails where I can leave my car and make a loop back to it in an overnight or two stay. I understand what you mean about summer hiking in Louisiana. Even at night it is too hot to sleep, I toss and turn and get up soaking wet.
Yeah check out Chicot state park. 19 mole loop
@@EricHeber Thanks, that'll be first on my list when it opens back up. It remains closed due to its use as regional isolation facility.
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Yes the Chico loop is a good trail!
Backbone trail. We hike the two mile road portion on our first night when we arrive. Less to trip over and you can see so many stars at night on the road.
Good trip!
It was!
Just did this one this weekend. Your video was helpful. I had my gps on the way back and the mileage was 14.2 though. I didn't have it on going in bc I wanted to use my phone on the way back. Did you use any measure or did you just go by the mile posts? The mile marker 9 did trip us up! 😂😂😂😂
Haha I just used the mile markers and info from other sources. Glad you got some use out of my experience 👍🏼
My sons and I hiked it, out and back, a year ago. The latter, unkempt part had areas we had to wade chest deep to get through on our way back as the creek was rising. It was an adventure complete with bullets zipping through the trees above us. Some moron at the POW lake thought it would be cool to shoot his gun randomly into the woods.
Wow that is quite an adventure! The times I have felt concerned for my safety, has only been around public areas.
Hutch is a good boy.
is there a permit system or something or just show up hike and camp?
Just show up and hike. No permit systems in LA or MS.
So this was before the hurricane right? I was looking to plan a trip there soon. I have camped airey lake before. But is says it's closed because of the hurricane. So I think I'll call them tomorrow. I'm from nola btw. Where are you from.
Airey lake was closed when I hiked through. I camped just outside the area.