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Arkansas trails · Little Missouri North

Little Missouri North

A 14.0-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 607 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length
14.0 mi
Elevation gain
607 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
39%
Steepest mile
+372 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.9 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

820 – 1,419 ft12345678910111213

The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.7. It gives back about 906 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Little Missouri North

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

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

UPPER LITTLE MO — parking nearby. 34.43414, -93.97363 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:22 a.m., the sun rises at 6:48 a.m. and sets at 7:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:09 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 55 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 28.0-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:46 p.m. — 1 h 57 min before sunset.

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