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.
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. 35.95932, -92.80580 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:15 a.m., the sun rises at 6:42 a.m. and sets at 7:40 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:06 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 58 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 12:50 p.m. — 6 h 50 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Buffalo River Trail — 14.7 mi
- Loop Trail — 21.0 mi
- Oht Sylamore Section — 25.8 mi
- North Sylamore Creek Trail — 28.1 mi