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Towns with the most trails in Mississippi

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 64 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Laurel
Mississippi · Most trails

Where Laurel lands: #17 of 64

0.3 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Laurel →

Oxford 1 Oxford 1.2 mi / sq mi Trail miles 32.2 mi Ruleville 2 Ruleville 0.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 2.1 mi Leland 3 Leland 0.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 2.8 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Oxford Oxford26,411 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 32.2 mi 15
2 Ruleville Ruleville2,632 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 0
3 Leland Leland3,777 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 0
4 Greenville Greenville28,166 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 19.0 mi 9
5 Map of Flowood Flowood10,587 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 15.3 mi 5
6 Tupelo Tupelo37,791 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 33.1 mi 9
7 Hattiesburg Hattiesburg48,619 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 26.4 mi 25
8 Greenwood Greenwood14,086 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi 7
9 Amory Amory6,500 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 6.4 mi 7
10 Yazoo City Yazoo City10,219 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 1
11 Ocean Springs Ocean Springs18,646 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 20
12 Map of Pearl River Pearl River4,047 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 11.5 mi 0
13 Pascagoula Pascagoula21,710 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 8.7 mi 9
14 Map of Crystal Springs Crystal Springs4,752 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 1
15 West Point West Point9,900 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 6.8 mi 1
16 Senatobia Senatobia8,380 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 1
17 Laurel Laurel17,679 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 5.6 mi 9
18 Clarksdale Clarksdale14,231 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 5.2 mi 8
19 Cleveland Cleveland10,623 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 7
20 Vicksburg Vicksburg20,589 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 9.2 mi 8
21 Petal Petal11,294 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 4
22 Bay St. Louis Bay St. Louis10,188 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 6.9 mi 5
23 Holly Springs Holly Springs6,704 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 1
24 Aberdeen Aberdeen4,890 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 0
25 Horn Lake Horn Lake26,647 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 11
26 Map of Leakesville Leakesville4,959 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 0
27 Morton Morton3,656 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 0
28 Jackson Jackson146,631 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 26.1 mi 22
29 Corinth Corinth14,323 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 6.9 mi 3
30 Ellisville Ellisville4,521 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.4 mi 3
31 Biloxi Biloxi48,861 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 14.8 mi 9
32 Indianola Indianola9,062 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 4
33 Wiggins Wiggins4,293 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 2
34 Brandon Brandon25,542 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.4 mi 4
35 Map of Ridgeland Ridgeland24,587 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.9 mi 7
36 Map of Gautier Gautier19,046 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 2
37 Map of Forest Forest5,357 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 0
38 New Albany New Albany7,663 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 2
39 Lucedale Lucedale2,995 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 2
40 Gulfport Gulfport73,003 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 12.0 mi 9
41 Madison Madison27,946 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 7
42 Pearl Pearl27,737 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 5
43 Grenada Grenada12,375 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 4
44 Gluckstadt3,236 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 0
45 Diamondhead Diamondhead9,338 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 2
46 Water Valley Water Valley3,376 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 2
47 Meridian Meridian34,137 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 8.1 mi 9
48 Canton Canton10,811 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 1
49 Batesville Batesville7,387 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 1
50 Map of Richland Richland7,346 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 2
51 Southaven Southaven56,226 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 5.3 mi 17
52 Starkville25,721 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 3.5 mi 9
53 Byram Byram12,799 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 1
54 Olive Branch Olive Branch47,019 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 7.0 mi 5
55 Pontotoc Pontotoc5,806 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 3
56 Clinton Clinton27,195 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 5
57 Picayune Picayune11,900 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 9
58 Waynesboro Waynesboro4,518 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 2
59 Booneville Booneville9,246 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 2
60 Baldwyn Baldwyn3,138 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 0
61 Hernando Hernando17,949 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 5
62 Moss Point Moss Point11,957 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 4
63 Map of Long Beach Long Beach17,009 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 2
64 Columbus23,348 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 1

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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