Arkansas trails · Ozark Highlands Trail
Ozark Highlands Trail
A 132.2-mile point-to-point in Arkansas, with 1,656 ft of climbing. Reaches Richason Mountain and other pass/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 20,629 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Richason Mountain (summit)
- Woods Gap (pass)
- McMinn Gap (pass)
- Morgan Mountain (summit)
- Little Mulberry Overlook (viewpoint)
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Getting there
OZARK HIGHLANDS TRAIL access. 35.69716, -94.02506 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:47 a.m. and sets at 7:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:11 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 132.2-mile route works out to roughly 49 h 49 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- OZARK HIGHLANDS TRAIL + WHITE ROCK-SHORES LAKE WEST + WHITE ROCK-SHORES LAKE EAST — 11.0 mi loop, 2,555 ft gain
- OZARK HIGHLANDS TRAIL + White Rock Shores Lake Loop West + WHITE ROCK-SHORES LAKE EAST — 11.2 mi loop, 2,479 ft gain
- Ozark Highlands Trail + Indian Creek spur + INDIAN CREEK OHT SPUR — 11.6 mi loop, 2,407 ft gain
Nearby trails
- White Rock-Shores Lake East — 4.9 mi
- White Rock-Shores Lake West — 5.1 mi
- White Rock Shores Lake Loop West — 5.1 mi
- Mill Creek Trail Blue Loop — 10.3 mi