Natchez Trace Parkway · Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee

ML Meriwether Lewis Trail

4.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 500 ft of climbing · 701 ft–923 ft · hiking

ViewsPicnic areas

706 ft 923 ft · 1.8 mi high 923 ft

Along the way Little Swan Picnic Area Picnic Area Little Swan Ovelook

Trailheads Little Swan Overlook Trailhead 908 ft Drive there · Meriwether Lewis Picnic Spur Trail 798 ft Drive there · Meriwether Lewis Trail 704 ft Drive there

On the parks map

All 78 trails in Natchez Trace ParkwayFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.