Arkansas trails · Ouachita Trail
A 16.9-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 740 ft of climbing. Reaches Curtis Mountain and other summit/viewpoint destinations.
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,489 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
JESSIE-HWY 27 TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 34.75884, -93.49404 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:20 a.m., the sun rises at 6:45 a.m. and sets at 7:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:07 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 33.9-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 17 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.