Arkansas trails · Fourche Mountain Trail
Fourche Mountain Trail
A 20.4-mile network in Arkansas, with 1,215 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 6.8. It gives back about 2,910 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
Fourche Mtn - Turner Creek access. About 41 min drive (29 mi) from Mena. 34.69775, -93.99918 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:55 a.m., the sun rises at 7:20 a.m. and sets at 6:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:08 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.4-mile route takes roughly 8 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:30 p.m. — 3 h 13 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Fourche Mtn - Turner Cr East + Fourche Mountain Trail + Fourche Mtn - Rock Creek — 11.2 mi loop, 2,096 ft gain
- Fourche Mountain Trail + Fourche Mtn - Turner Cr East — 13.1 mi loop, 2,713 ft gain
- Fourche Mtn - Turner Creek + Fourche Mountain Trail + Fourche Mtn - Turner Cr East — 9.5 mi loop, 1,174 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Womble Trail South — 15.4 mi
- Wolf Pen Gap 6 — 16.9 mi
- Athens-Big Fork North — 17.1 mi
- Little Missouri North — 18.2 mi