Backbone Trail

Backbone Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Backbone Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Backbone Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.49486, -93.00974. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backbone Trail

• Kisatchie Hills Wilderness · sanctuary · Natchitoches Parish · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustine Church · church · Natchitoches Parish · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cane River Creole National Historical Park · sanctuary · Natchitoches Parish · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cane River Lake · lake · Natchitoches Parish · ~25 km · Must-see
• Peason Ridge State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Sabine Parish · ~33 km · Must-see
• Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Natchitoches Parish · ~35 km · Must-see
• Eagle Hill · viewpoint · Sabine Parish · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rebel State Historic Site · sanctuary · Natchitoches Parish · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort Saint Jean Baptiste State Historic Site · fort · Natchitoches Parish · ~37 km · Must-see
• Iatt Lake Dam · lake · Grant Parish · ~42 km · Must-see
• Los Adaes · fort · Natchitoches Parish · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Jesup State Historic Site · fort · Sabine Parish · ~47 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Natchitoches Parish · ~59 km · Must-see
• Vernon Lake Dam · lake · Vernon Parish · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kisatchie National Forest · sanctuary · Grant Parish · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kisatchie National Forest · sanctuary · Winn Parish · ~67 km · Must-see
• Buhlow · park · Rapides Parish · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fort Buhlow · fort · Rapides Parish · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backbone Trail

Other treks near Backbone Trail

• Turpentine Hill Trail · trek · Natchitoches Parish · ~2 km
• Longleaf Vista Interpretive Trail · trek · Natchitoches Parish · ~3 km
• Wild Azalea Trail · trek · Rapides Parish · ~58 km
• Gum Springs Horse Trail, Blue Loop · trek · Winn Parish · ~64 km
• Gum Springs Horse Trail, Yellow Loop · trek · Winn Parish · ~64 km
• Trail Between The Lakes · trek · Sabine · ~104 km
• Driskill Mountain Trail · trek · Bienville Parish · ~130 km
• False Mountain Trail · trek · Bienville Parish · ~130 km
• Alumni Walkway · trek · Lincoln Parish · ~150 km

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