Arkansas trails · Huckleberry Mtn-Orange
Huckleberry Mtn-Orange
A 19.4-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 1,103 ft of climbing. Reaches Buzzards Rock. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 6.4 and mile 12.9. It gives back about 1,589 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Buzzards Rock (summit)
Getting there
HUCKLEBERRY MTN-ORANGE access. About 42 min drive (20 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Clarksville. 35.25151, -93.51498 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:53 a.m., the sun rises at 7:19 a.m. and sets at 6:40 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:06 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 21 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 38.7-mile round trip works out to roughly 15 h 26 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- HUCKLEBERRY MTN-BELL SPRINGS + HUCKLEBERRY MTN-ORANGE — 10.2 mi loop, 1,009 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mt. Magazine Trail — 8.4 mi
- Rim Trail — 14.7 mi
- Bench Trail — 15.1 mi
- Millers Goat — 15.1 mi