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Back 40 Sunset Point–Back 40, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Back 40 Sunset Point–Back 40, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Rago, AR. The route reaches Back 40 Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 443 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,116 – 1,296 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coquet Lane 36.49776, -94.19545
Nearest town Rago, AR
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Back 40 Sunset Point–Back 40, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,116–1,295 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Coquet Lane · 36.49776, -94.19545

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

  1. Start on Coquet Lane, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Back 40, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto Newburn Drive, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Gosforth Lane, heading W.
  5. 400 ftContinue straight onto Back 40, heading W.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Gosforth Lane, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Back 40, heading W.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gosforth Lane, heading W.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Back 40, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gosforth Lane, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Back 40, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn right onto Orford Circle, heading N.
  15. 200 ftBear right onto Back 40, heading N.
  16. 1.2 miReach Back 40 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1.2 miBear left onto Orford Circle, heading E.
  18. 200 ftTurn left onto Mildenhall Drive, heading E.
  19. 450 ftTurn right onto Back 40, heading S.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right onto Gosforth Lane, heading SE.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Back 40, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gosforth Lane, heading E.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Back 40, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gosforth Lane, heading E.
  25. 400 ftContinue straight onto Back 40, heading E.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Gosforth Lane, heading N.
  27. 400 ftBear left onto Newburn Drive, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miBear right onto Back 40, heading E.
  29. 250 ftContinue straight onto Coquet Lane, heading E.
  30. 400 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-sunset-point-back-40-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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