West Outer Loop Shorcut L
Arkansas
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.6 mi
Distance
961 ft
Gain
47 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
West Outer Loop Shorcut L
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 961 ft
- Elevation loss
- 961 ft
- Highest point
- 1,620 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,384 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
West Outer Out-and-back Shortcut L is a 3.12-mile out-and-back trail in Arkansas with 961 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,620 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,384 ft
- High point
- 1,620 ft
- Total climbing
- 961 ft
- Total descent
- 961 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 13% grade around mile 0.5 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 3.1 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Boston Mountain Ranger District · Ranger district
- Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Boston Mountain Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Forest Order- White Rock Rappelling
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Forest Order- Shores Lake Rappelling
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- WEST OUTER LOOP SHORTCUT MHiking1.5 mi
- WEST OUTER LOOP SHORCUT EHiking1.7 mi
- EASY PINE OUTER LOOP WESTHiking1.9 mi
- EASY PINE LOOP EASTHiking1.9 mi
- WEST OUTER LOOPHiking1.9 mi
- WEST OUTER LOOP SHORTCUT GHiking2.1 mi
- Butterfield Hiking TrailHiking2.9 mi
- Lee CreekCanoeing3.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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