Tanglefoot Trail

Tanglefoot Trail
Length43.6 miles (70.2 km)
CompletedSeptember 2013
DesignationNational Recreation Trail
TrailheadsNew Albany, Mississippi
Houston, Mississippi
UseCycling, hiking, roller skating
Highest point441 feet (134 m)
Lowest point319 feet (97 m)
Grade1%
DifficultyEasy
SeasonAll
SurfaceAsphalt
Right of wayRipley and New Albany Railroad
Maintained byGM&O Rails-to-Trails Recreational District of North Mississippi
Websitetanglefoottrail.com

The Tanglefoot Trail is an asphalt-covered rail trail in northeastern Mississippi. Ranging 43.6 miles (70.2 km) in the right-of-way of the Ripley and New Albany Railroad, it is the longest rail-trail in the state. It runs through three counties (Chickasaw, Pontotoc, and Union) and is located within the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area.