Arkansas trails · Bradford East Outer Loop
Bradford East Outer Loop
A 16.9-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 976 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 11.2 and mile 16.9. It gives back about 2,420 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. 35.72220, -94.27035 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:48 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:12 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 33.7-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 28 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- BRADFORD EAST OUTER LOOP + EAST OUTER LOOP SHORTCUT C + BRADFORD EASY LOOP — 13.9 mi loop, 2,433 ft gain
- BRADFORD EAST OUTER LOOP + BRADFORD EASY LOOP — 3.8 mi loop, 485 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 — 4.5 mi
- Ozark Highlands Trail — 13.9 mi
- White Rock-Shores Lake West — 18.2 mi