GM&O Rails-to-Trails Recreational District
The GM&O District was awarded grant funds from FHWA/MDOT Transportation Alternatives Program and Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund to upgrade the Trail and bridges in a Phase 1 (Trail) and Phase 2 (Bridges). Please be safe and mindful of the work as the project progresses. There will be periods where portions of the Trail will be closed. We will provide notice of the closures on Facebook. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to maintain and upgrade the Tanglefoot Trail so we can all continue to enjoy it.
TANGLEFOOT TRAIL®
GM&O RAILS-TO-TRAILS RECREATIONAL DISTRICT
Welcome
Welcome to the Tanglefoot Trail®, north Mississippi’s longest Rails to Trails conversion meandering 43.6 miles through the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. It is here you will experience a bit of our history as you pass through fields, forests, meadows and wetlands while you travel down the path of the Chickasaws and Meriwether Lewis, or the railroad built by Col. William C. Falkner, great-grandfather of Nobel Prize winning author William Faulkner.
You’re sure to enjoy the slow pace of our Mississippi small towns and all they have to offer between New Albany at the northern end and Houston at the southern end. In between you’ll find that Ecru, Pontotoc, Algoma and New Houlka each provide unique characteristics. We look forward to having you visit, and hope you’ll come back often.
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GM&O Rails-to-Trails Recreational District
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