Arkansas trails · White Rock-Shores Lake East
White Rock-Shores Lake East
A 5.1-mile network in Arkansas, with 811 ft of climbing. Reaches Shores Lake. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 3.4 and mile 5.1.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Shores Lake (lake)
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Getting there
WHITE ROCK-SHORES LAKE EAST access. About 1 h 19 min drive (40 mi, 6 of them unpaved) from Van Buren. 35.69331, -93.93770 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:55 a.m., the sun rises at 7:21 a.m. and sets at 6:41 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:07 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 21 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.1-mile route takes roughly 2 h 17 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:38 a.m. — 9 h 04 min before sunset.
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
- WHITE ROCK-SHORES LAKE EAST + White Rock Shores Lake Loop West + WHITE ROCK-SHORES LAKE WEST — 8.8 mi loop, 1,994 ft gain
Nearby trails
- White Rock-Shores Lake West — 3.6 mi
- Ozark Highlands Trail — 4.9 mi
- Bradford East Outer Loop — 18.8 mi
- Butterfield Hiking Trail — 19.2 mi