Arkansas trails · Bradford East Outer Loop
Bradford East Outer Loop
A 16.9-mile network in Arkansas, with 976 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 5.6 and mile 11.2. It gives back about 2,398 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
BRADFORD EASY LOOP access. About 57 min drive (31 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Van Buren. 35.72220, -94.27035 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:56 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:08 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.9-mile route takes roughly 6 h 44 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:06 p.m. — 4 h 36 min before sunset.
Loop options
- BRADFORD EAST OUTER LOOP + BRADFORD EASY LOOP — 3.8 mi loop, 486 ft gain
- BRADFORD EASY LOOP + BRADFORD EAST OUTER LOOP + EAST OUTER LOOP SHORTCUT C — 13.9 mi loop, 2,415 ft gain
- EAST OUTER LOOP SHORTCUT C + EAST OUTER LOOP SHORTCUT D + BRADFORD EAST OUTER LOOP — 3.0 mi loop, 495 ft gain
Nearby trails
- West Outer Loop — 2.1 mi
- Butterfield Hiking Trail — 2.4 mi
- Ozark Highlands Trail — 13.9 mi
- White Rock-Shores Lake West — 18.2 mi