Arkansas trails · North Sylamore Creek Trail

North Sylamore Creek Trail

A 23.6-mile point-to-point in Arkansas, with 705 ft of climbing. Reaches Gunner Pool Lake. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

23.6 mi

Elevation gain

705 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

42%

Steepest mile

+390 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

4.3 mi

Shape

point-to-point

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,674 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Gunner Pool Lake (lake)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

CRIPPLE TURKEY (NSC/OHT-SYLAMORE) — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 2 h 03 min drive (73 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Harrison. 36.05676, -92.31830 · 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 7:00 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.6-mile route takes roughly 9 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:20 p.m. — 2 h 14 min before sunset.