Hiking trails near Little Rock, Arkansas

32 official trails lie within 25 miles of Little Rock — 137 miles in total, 26 rated easy and 3 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 1,175 ft; the median trail gains 75 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Ouachita Trail	30.6	1,175 ft	Expert	25 mi
Ouachita National Recreation Trail	29.4	568 ft	Hard	11 mi
Jackfork Mountain Bike Trail	6.0	203 ft	Hard	9 mi
Central Arkansas River Trail	16.5	65 ft	Moderate	6 mi
Green Loop Trail	5.5	140 ft	Moderate	6 mi
Evening Course Trail	7.6	76 ft	Moderate	18 mi
Cliffbrake Trail	1.7	393 ft	Easy	12 mi
Buddha	3.6	72 ft	Easy	10 mi
Bufflehead Bay Trail	2.2	198 ft	Easy	15 mi
Base Trail	2.1	117 ft	Easy	11 mi
Rocky Valley Trail	1.1	243 ft	Easy	10 mi
Morning Course Trail	2.4	122 ft	Easy	17 mi
Diamondback Trail	1.4	124 ft	Easy	12 mi
Elderberry Trail	1.1	141 ft	Easy	20 mi
Red Loop Trail	1.7	103 ft	Easy	6 mi
Kenny Vernon Nature Trail North Loop	1.6	75 ft	Easy	15 mi
Merlins's Revenge	1.4	72 ft	Easy	9 mi
B2	1.1	57 ft	Easy	9 mi
Mills Park Trail	1.0	46 ft	Easy	11 mi
Horse Trail	1.7	33 ft	Easy	11 mi
Yellow Trail Loop	1.7	21 ft	Easy	6 mi
Plum Bayou Trail	1.6	11 ft	Easy	18 mi
Pfeifer Loop Trail	1.6	10 ft	Easy	5 mi
Trail	2.0	9 ft	Easy	15 mi

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