Haw Creek Bluff Trail
Arkansas
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.4 mi
Distance
625 ft
Gain
10 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Ozark-St. Francis National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Haw Creek Bluff Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 625 ft
- Elevation loss
- 625 ft
- Highest point
- 1,053 ft
- Lowest point
- 780 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Haw Creek Bluff Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Arkansas covering 0.36 miles with 73 feet of elevation gain. The trail descends 387 feet from its high point.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 1,053 ft
- Total climbing
- 625 ft
- Total descent
- 625 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 26% grade around mile 0.3 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 0.7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Buffalo Ranger District · Ranger district
- Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Ozark-St. Francis National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Ozark Highlands Trail Access During ARDOT Hwy 123 Big Piney Creek Bridge Reconstruction
critical · posted Sep 28, 2026
ARDOT Hwy. 123 Bridge Rehabilitation Closure Dates
caution · posted Aug 28, 2026
Wildfire Risk Increases in Arkansas and Oklahoma
critical · posted Aug 28, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Forest Order- Developed Recreation Areas
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Forest Order- Occupancy and Use
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Haw Creek West (Valinor)Rock climbing0.3 mi
- Haw Creek Falls CgCamping0.4 mi
- Haw Creek EastRock climbing1 mi
- Hurr. Cr. Bypass Oht 02 WildeHiking3.2 mi
- Rock CreekRock climbing4.2 mi
- Deer Tower South LoopHiking4.3 mi
- Little Piney CreekCanoeing6.3 mi
- Hurricane CreekCanoeing6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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