Arkansas trails · Deer Tower Trail
Deer Tower Trail
A 17.6-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 1,481 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 6.3 and mile 12.6. It gives back about 2,929 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
Deer Tower Trail junction. 35.74985, -93.27625 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:17 a.m., the sun rises at 6:44 a.m. and sets at 7:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:08 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 35.3-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 32 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
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