Arkansas trails · Rim Trail
Rim Trail
A 2.7-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 131 ft of climbing. Reaches Sunset Point and other summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 68% of the ascent, between mile 0.9 and mile 1.8. It gives back about 350 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sunset Point (summit)
- Sunset Point (viewpoint)
- Sunrise Point (viewpoint)
Getting there
Rim Trail access — parking nearby. 35.22708, -93.25728 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:18 a.m., the sun rises at 6:44 a.m. and sets at 7:41 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:07 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.4-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:52 a.m. — 10 h 49 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Rim Trail + Summit Park Trail — 3.1 mi loop, 698 ft gain
- Rim Trail + Summit Park Trail + Access Trail — 4.2 mi loop, 892 ft gain
- Rim Trail + Bench Trail + Gum Springs Trail — 1.9 mi loop, 517 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Bench Trail — 0.3 mi
- Huckleberry Mtn-Orange — 14.7 mi
- Winthrop P. Rockefeller Boy Scout Trail — 19.9 mi
- Mt. Magazine Trail — 22.0 mi