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Longleaf Scenic Byway Trail

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Kisatchie National Forest
229 Dogwood Park Road
Provencal, LA 71468

Phone:
318-472-1840

Description

This route, one of the finest scenic drives in Louisiana, was nominated in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. Guiding motorist through the most unique scenery in the Kisatchie National Forest, the Longleaf Trail offers natural beauty as well as direct and indirect access to several popular recreation spots in the Kisatchie Hills area. The Symbols Map below is followed by a description list of the numbered diamonds within the map containing detailed interpretive descriptions of the numbered attraction.

The Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway is an auto tour trail along the Longleaf Trail Highway 59. The brochure that is available is a step by step walk through of various points of interest and history of the area along with very unique to Louisiana scenery. The trail is 17 miles long and is paved from one end to the other. The connection points are at the intersection of Louisiana Hwy 117 at the west end to Louisiana Hwy 119 at the east end.

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The Longleaf Trail is located 5.5 miles south of the Derry exit on Interstate Highway 49. The 17-mile route follows a high ridge through the rugged Kisatchie Hills area, connecting to Louisiana Highways 117 and 119. Largely because of its unusual terrain, the Kisatchie Ranger District is considered by local residents to be the "crown jewel" of the over 600,000 acre Kisatchie National Forest. Variations in topography range from level land to very steep bluffs. The highest point on the Kisatchie National Forest is 410 feet above sea level. Elevations of 360 feet are numerous along the Longleaf Trail and afford views of more than 20 miles.

The Longleaf Trail, now designated as a scenic byway, has long been recognized as one of the most scenic drives in Louisiana. The terrain is exceptionally rugged for Louisiana, ranging from 120 to 400 feet in elevation. Vistas along the road include mesas, buttes and sandstone outcrops, backdropped by longleaf pines. The trail crosses Kisatchie Bayou, a state natural and scenic stream. It then traverses the National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve which includes the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness for about half its length. It provides numerous opportunities for viewing the wilderness. The area through which Longleaf Trail passes was prized for its beauty in the 1700''s. The Trail was originally constructed as a single lane road by the Civilian Conservation Corps about 1935. Its reconstruction and modernization began in 1972.

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