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Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Grade

Trail4.5 km · 2.8 miBest Feb–May, Oct–Nov

Next nearby hike: Old Railroad Grade 1.5 mi · 2.4 kmExplore Buffalo National River →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Oct–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

  1. J8°-1°74
  2. F11°1°77
  3. M16°5°101
  4. A21°10°104
  5. M25°15°115
  6. J30°20°90
  7. J32°22°79
  8. A32°22°68
  9. S28°18°92
  10. O22°12°95
  11. N15°6°109
  12. D9°1°86

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Grade is a trail of about 4.5 km (2.8 mi) in Buffalo National River, Arkansas, United States of America. It lies about 12 km northwest of Marshall. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.5 km · 2.8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
12 km NW of Marshall (Searcy County, Arkansas) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Buffalo National River
Best months
Feb–May, Oct–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Arkansas
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.0107, -92.6847
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Old Railroad Grade

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Buffalo National River

Buffalo River Trail

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Buffalo National River

Shine Eye to Gilbert Trail

2.8 mi · 4.6 km · Buffalo National River

Ozark Highlands Trail

4.5 mi · 7.3 km · Buffalo National River

River View Trail

4.9 mi · 7.9 km · Buffalo National River

Indian Rockhouse Trail

8 mi · 13 km · Buffalo National River

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