Arkansas trails · Butterfield Hiking Trail
Butterfield Hiking Trail
A 11.0-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 866 ft of climbing. Managed by Arkansas State Parks.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.7. It gives back about 1,103 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
Fossil Flats Mountain Bike Trail access — parking nearby. 35.78443, -94.24518 · 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 6:47 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 22.1-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:50 p.m. — 3 h 55 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lee Trail + Butterfield Hiking Trail + Mannon Homesite — 1.0 mi loop, 77 ft gain
- Lee Trail + Butterfield Hiking Trail — 1.1 mi loop, 47 ft gain
- Mannon Homesite + Butterfield Hiking Trail + Lee Trail — 1.4 mi loop, 115 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Bradford East Outer Loop — 4.5 mi
- West Outer Loop — 6.0 mi
- Ozark Highlands Trail — 13.7 mi
- White Rock-Shores Lake East — 18.4 mi