Arkansas trails · White Rock Shores Lake Loop West
White Rock Shores Lake Loop West
A 4.5-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 1,135 ft of climbing. Reaches Shores Lake. Managed by United States Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 3.0 and mile 4.5.
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 WEST access — parking nearby. 35.64398, -93.96161 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:20 a.m., the sun rises at 6:46 a.m. and sets at 7:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:10 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.0-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 28 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:15 a.m. — 8 h 30 min before sunset.
Loop options
- 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 — 0.0 mi
- White Rock-Shores Lake East — 3.6 mi
- Ozark Highlands Trail — 5.1 mi
- Mill Creek Trail Blue Loop — 9.9 mi