Arkansas trails · Wolf Pen Gap 6
Wolf Pen Gap 6
A 8.1-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 533 ft of climbing. Reaches Three Oak Gap and other pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 2.7 and mile 5.4. It gives back about 671 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Three Oak Gap (pass)
- Wolf Pen Gap (pass)
Getting there
WOLF PEN GAP EAST — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 1 h 05 min drive (21 mi, 8 of them unpaved) from Mena. 34.45247, -94.02703 · 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 7:20 a.m. and sets at 6:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:08 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 23 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.3-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:54 p.m. — 4 h 49 min before sunset.
Loop options
- WOLF PEN GAP 6 + Wolf Pen Gap 1 + Wolf Pen Gap 8 — 4.5 mi loop, 845 ft gain
- WOLF PEN GAP 6 + Wolf Pen Gap 816 + Wolf Pen Gap 8 — 4.8 mi loop, 973 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Little Missouri North — 3.3 mi
- Athens-Big Fork North — 3.4 mi
- River Corridor Trail — 13.7 mi
- Womble Trail South — 14.5 mi