Arkansas trails · Mill Creek Trail Blue Loop
Mill Creek Trail Blue Loop
A 25.8-mile point-to-point in Arkansas, with 812 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 8.6. It gives back about 2,978 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
MILL CREEK OHV — parking nearby, restroom, water. 35.76315, -93.86122 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:20 a.m., the sun rises at 6:46 a.m. and sets at 7:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:10 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.8-mile route takes roughly 9 h 57 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:43 p.m. — 3 h 01 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Mill Creek Trail Blue Loop + Mill Creek Shortcut A — 5.2 mi loop, 1,034 ft gain
- Mill Creek Trail Blue Loop + Mill Creek Shortcut C + Mill Creek Burrell Mtn Loop — 3.5 mi loop, 791 ft gain
- Mill Creek Trail Blue Loop + Mill Creek Burrell Mtn Loop + Mill Creek Shortcut C — 5.6 mi loop, 1,078 ft gain
Nearby trails
- White Rock-Shores Lake East — 6.4 mi
- White Rock-Shores Lake West — 9.9 mi
- White Rock Shores Lake Loop West — 9.9 mi
- Ozark Highlands Trail — 10.3 mi