New Orleans: Boy Scout Road
This gentle 6.2-mile hike opens up with an orchestra of bird song, then leads to a marshy coastline perfect for viewing sunsets. Bring bug repellent.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 4.7
Waypoints
BSR001
Location: 30.2843685150146, -89.9161148071289
Trailhead. Hike follows flat roadway open to hikers and bikers
BSR002
Location: 30.2835559844971, -89.9169616699219
Short trail to boardwalk on R; continue straight
BSR004
Location: 30.2820301055908, -89.923942565918
Good views; birds flutter between the pine savannah and wetlands
BSR005
Location: 30.2785892486572, -89.9294128417969
Scenic view of center marshlands
BSR006
Location: 30.2734279632568, -89.9343719482422
Observation Tower. Offshore grass beds span out into Lake Pontchartrain; continue NW
BSR007
Location: 30.2761859893799, -89.9384841918945
Veer R, heading to kidney-shaped pond
BSR008
Location: 30.28098487854, -89.9383773803711
Braided veins of Lacombe Bayou; backtrack to waypoint 7, turn R
BSR003
Location: 30.2818126678467, -89.9191589355469
Swampy bog; look for eagles, ospreys perched in dead pines
BSR009
Location: 30.2809772491455, -89.9435729980469
Path ends @ promising fishing spot; return to parking lot