Back 40
2.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 50 min
Back 40 is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Dug Hill, AR. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Back 40
2.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 50 min
Elevation 1,116–1,243 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Trent Lane · 36.49834, -94.21906
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Back 40, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Orford Circle, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Mildenhall Drive, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Back 40, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Orford Circle, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Back 40, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
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