AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Back 40

1.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 43 min

Back 40 is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Rago, AR. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,201 – 1,371 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Back 40 36.49651, -94.19712
Nearest town Rago, AR
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Back 40

1.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 43 min

Elevation 1,201–1,371 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Back 40 · 36.49651, -94.19712

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

  1. Start on Back 40, heading E.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Newburn Drive, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Back 40, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Newburn Drive, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Back 40, heading W.
  7. 250 ftArrive 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-a933

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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