About hiking in Polk County

Polk County, Arkansas has 17 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 62.9 miles, an average of 3.7 miles each. The longest is Ouachita Trail, at 33.1 miles. 2 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Polk County are like

By length, 10 are under a mile, 5 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer.

Of the 11 with a difficulty rating, 4 easy, 6 moderate, and 1 hard. Of the 17 with measured elevation, Ouachita Trail climbs the most, about 9,821 ft, and 4 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 17 hiking trails, longest first

Ouachita TrailHikeMTB33.1 mi Athens-Big Fork North TrailHikeMTB10.8 mi Black Fork Mouuntain TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi Viles Branch Horse TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Tall Peak TrailHike2.9 mi Tall Peak RoadHikeMTB2.0 mi Wolf Pen Gap Trail 8HikeMTB1.3 mi Hayhurst LaneHike1.0 mi Sugar Creek TrailHike0.9 mi Old Fire Tower TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Athens-Big Fork South TrailHike0.5 mi Hawks Overlook Foot Trail (Motor Vehicles Prohibited)Hike0.4 mi Black Fork MountainHikeMTB0.3 mi Valuable Forest TrailHike0.2 mi Mosby RoadHike0.2 mi Brush Heap Mountain BootpathHike0.2 mi Reservoir TrailHike0.2 mi

← All Polk County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.