Arkansas trails · Buffalo River/Ozark Highland Trail

Buffalo River/Ozark Highland Trail

A 7.5-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 547 ft of climbing. Reaches Tie Slide Overlook.

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Length

7.5 mi

Elevation gain

547 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

60%

Steepest mile

+433 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

2.5 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,499 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Tie Slide Overlook (viewpoint)

Getting there

Buffalo River Trail access. About 1 h 11 min drive (38 mi, 4 of them unpaved) from Harrison. 35.95932, -92.80580 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:51 a.m., the sun rises at 7:16 a.m. and sets at 6:37 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:02 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.1-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:25 p.m. — 5 h 12 min before sunset.