Hunts Loop

Arkansas

Arkansas

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8.8 mi

Distance

1,540 ft

Gain

3h 16m

Time

No verdict for this trail

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What we do know

  • Inside Ouachita 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

Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
8.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,540 ft
Elevation loss
1,540 ft
Highest point
1,374 ft
Lowest point
869 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Surface
Natural

Source for surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Hunts Loop is an 8.75-mile out-and-back trail in Arkansas with 701 feet of elevation gain and 973 feet of elevation loss. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,266 ft
High point
1,374 ft
Total climbing
1,540 ft
Total descent
1,540 ft
Steepest stretch
23% grade around mile 1.5 on the way out
Length (round trip)
8.8 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Alum Fk, AR weather station, 14 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan49° high29° low
  2. Feb54° high32° low
  3. Mar62° high40° low
  4. Apr71° high48° low
  5. May78° high58° low
  6. Jun85° high66° low
  7. Jul89° high70° low
  8. Aug89° high69° low
  9. Sep83° high62° low
  10. Oct73° high50° low
  11. Nov61° high39° low
  12. Dec51° high32° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Ouachita National Forest as of Oct 10, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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