Arkansas trails · Sunset Trail
Sunset Trail
A 9.3-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 848 ft of climbing. Reaches Sugarloaf Mountain and other lake/summit destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,282 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sugarloaf Mountain (summit)
- Desoto Lake (lake)
- Ricks Pond (lake)
- Sleepy Valley Lower Lake (lake)
- West Mountain (summit)
- Sleepy Valley Middle Lake (lake)
Getting there
Sunset Trail access. About 8 min drive (4 mi) from Hot Springs. 34.52633, -93.03669 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:51 a.m., the sun rises at 7:16 a.m. and sets at 6:39 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:04 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.6-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:01 p.m. — 3 h 37 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Lake Ouachita Vista Trail — 25.4 mi