Arkansas trails · North Lower Wilderness Trails
North Lower Wilderness Trails
A 15.2-mile network in Arkansas, with 673 ft of climbing. Reaches Bucker Gap and other pass/summit destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,657 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bucker Gap (pass)
- Hathaway Mountain (summit)
Getting there
North Lower Wilderness Trails access. About 1 h 23 min drive (51 mi) from Harrison. 36.15053, -92.48807 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:49 a.m., the sun rises at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 6:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:01 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.2-mile route takes roughly 5 h 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:14 p.m. — 5 h 21 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Cow Creek Trail — 1.2 mi
- Buffalo River Trail — 7.7 mi
- Oht Sylamore Section — 11.2 mi
- North Sylamore Creek Trail — 11.5 mi