AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Back 40

3.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Back 40 is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Rago, AR. It climbs 410 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,116 – 1,247 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gainford Drive 36.49697, -94.20320
Nearest town Rago, AR
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Back 40

3.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,116–1,246 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gainford Drive · 36.49697, -94.20320

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

  1. Start on Gainford Drive, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Back 40, heading W.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Orford Circle, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Back 40, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miBear left onto Orford Circle, heading E.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Mildenhall Drive, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftTurn right onto Back 40, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 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-6-km-f37c

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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