Arkansas trails · Womble Trail North

Womble Trail North

A 11.3-mile out-and-back in Arkansas, with 590 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

11.3 mi

Elevation gain

590 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

32%

Steepest mile

+353 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

1.9 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 971 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

WOMBLE-HWY 27 TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 1 h 01 min drive (46 mi) from Hot Springs. 34.63107, -93.54782 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:53 a.m., the sun rises at 7:18 a.m. and sets at 6:41 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:06 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.6-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:16 p.m. — 2 h 25 min before sunset.

Loop options

Womble Trail North + Ouachita National Recreation Trail + Womble Trail Cutoff — 6.8 mi loop, 1,555 ft gain