Arkansas trails · Rich Mountain
Rich Mountain
A 8.0-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 827 ft of climbing. Reaches Grand View Vista and other viewpoint destinations. 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 2.6. It gives back about 744 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Grand View Vista (viewpoint)
- Round Mountain Vista (viewpoint)
- Blue Haze Vista (viewpoint)
Getting there
Rich Mountain access. 34.67228, -94.31910 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:23 a.m., the sun rises at 6:49 a.m. and sets at 7:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:11 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.9-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:32 p.m. — 6 h 13 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Ouachita National Recreation Trail — 7.9 mi
- Fourche Mountain Trail — 18.3 mi
- Poteau Mtn Multi-Use Trail — 19.0 mi
- Wolf Pen Gap 6 — 22.5 mi