Holmes Bayou Trail
Holmes Bayou Trail offers a peaceful and scenic hiking experience through beautiful cypress bogs and swampy nature. The trail is approximately 9 miles down a gravel road and is suitable for walking and hiking with dogs allowed. Visitors should be prepared for some overgrown areas, possible wildlife encounters including wild boars, and insects especially in warmer months. The trail is mostly shaded, kid-friendly, and a great spot for nature lovers looking for a quiet outdoor adventure.
Reviews
It has a lot to offer. It’s a nice quiet, peaceful area. Just too cold of a day to walk very far. Path goes through the woods and marshes,
Nice enough trail that’s mostly shaded. Definitely wear pants or high socks and bring plenty of insect repellent. Leads to a view of Old Pearl River.
Near the end I heard something big in the bushes so be careful of boars.
I enjoyed the trail a lot. While traveling the gravel road to get to the trail, I saw a beautiful doe leisurely crossing the road. While on the trail I saw a wild boar and her little piglet. I kept my distance until they passed. Later, I saw a large boar and two mid size boars. One grunted at us ( my brother and I). We stopped and let them pass. The trail is not well travelled, therefore nature reclaims the trail a bit near the end. We made it to the bayou without a problem. Lots of beautiful swampy nature.
Beautiful scenery. Some places get a bit overgrown. I recommend long pants, I took a machete and cleared a lot of the thorns. If the trail was used more, that would help. We got to see 2 sets of wild boar. So awesome. A mama and her piglets. Then a large boar with 2 adolescents. We got grunted at. We stayed well away and let them pass. Made noise also so they would know where we were. I loved the walk. Will do it again next summer.
A lovely walk through the bayou. The overview doesn’t really make clear that it’s about a 9 mile drive on a gravel grade road to get there, but no regrets. Incredible bird sounds, but being novices, we struggled to see many. The charm is the beautiful cypress bogs and plant life. We were here on an overcast day in late March, and the bugs were minimal and tolerable. I can imagine summer would be different. Certainly can see where the trail would be wet during wet months.