Hiking
At Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge
The refuge offers two maintained hiking trails (mowed) and 11 un-maintained trails. Trails may be subject to flooding during certain times of the year.
The following are mowed hiking trails open year-round:
- Herbert Nature Trail - one-mile loop, with a viewing tower overlooking a meadow and reforestation area.
- Paw Paw Trail - a return trail, 0.5 miles (one-way) and terminates at a photo blind overlooking a small slough. This trail offers beautiful landscape with towering cottonwoods and bald cypresses along creeks and sloughs.
The following are unmowed hiking trails open year-round:
- Stokes Trail – 1.4 miles
- Bear Trail – 1.3 miles
- Gobbler Trail – 1.4 miles
- Belman Trail – 3.1 miles,
- Painted Bunting Trail – 0.5 miles
- Beaver Dam Trail – 0.8 miles
- Coyote Trail – 1.1 miles
- Pipeline Trail – 2.5 miles
- Stillwater Trail – 1.1 miles
- Cottonmouth Trail – 0.1 miles
