AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Back 40

1.9 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 43 min

Back 40 is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Rago, AR. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,237 – 1,371 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ruthley Lane 36.49876, -94.18708
Nearest town Rago, AR
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Back 40

1.9 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 43 min

Elevation 1,237–1,371 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ruthley Lane · 36.49876, -94.18708

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start on Ruthley Lane, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Newburn Drive, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Back 40, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right onto Newburn Drive, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Ruthley Lane, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/back-40-out-back-3-km-6222

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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