Arkansas trails · Cow Creek Trail

Cow Creek Trail

A 9.6-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 596 ft of climbing. Reaches Fox Den Spring.

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Length

9.6 mi

Elevation gain

596 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

23%

Steepest mile

+470 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

1.2 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 69% of the ascent, between mile 6.4 and mile 9.6. It gives back about 857 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Fox Den Spring (spring)

Getting there

Cow Creek Trail access. About 1 h 18 min drive (50 mi) from Harrison. 36.15926, -92.46975 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:49 a.m., the sun rises at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 6:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:01 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.1-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 41 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:56 p.m. — 3 h 39 min before sunset.