Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
Map showing the location of Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
Map showing the location of Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
Map showing the location of Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
Map showing the location of Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
LocationLouisiana, United States
Coordinates31°30′11″N 93°00′14″W / 31.503°N 93.004°W / 31.503; -93.004
Area8,701 acres (35.21 km2)
Established1980
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service

Kisatchie Hills Wilderness is a 8,701-acre (3,521 ha) designated wilderness area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Contained within Kisatchie National Forest, the wilderness is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. In addition to a variety of wildlife, the area features terrain that is unusually rugged for Louisiana. Undeveloped except for its trail system, the area may be accessed only by foot or on horseback.[1]

The wilderness is traversed by a 7-mile (11 km) trail, known as the Backbone Trail, which is popular with day hikers and overnight backpackers. There are also two shorter spur trails that branch off the Backbone Trail.[2]

A sand-bottomed stream called Bayou Cypre (pronounced "seep") is fed by the many tributary streams that drain the wilderness area. Bayou Cypre flows out across the eastern boundary, and hikers must wade across it in order to traverse the complete Backbone Trail.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kisatchie National Forest – Kisatchie Wilderness Area". United States Forest Service. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Kisatchie National Forest – Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Trail". United States Forest Service. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kisatchie Hills Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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