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Ozark Highlands Trail

Trail31 km · 19 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)

  1. J8°-1°85
  2. F10°1°96
  3. M15°5°123
  4. A20°9°136
  5. M24°14°162
  6. J28°19°123
  7. J30°21°105
  8. A30°21°101
  9. S26°17°118
  10. O20°11°122
  11. N14°5°135
  12. D8°0°104

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

About 31 km (19 mi) long, Ozark Highlands Trail is a trail in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Arkansas, United States of America. It lies about 31 km north of Clarksville. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
31 km · 19 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Designation
National Recreation Trail
Nearest town
31 km N of Clarksville (Johnson County, Arkansas) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Ozark-St. Francis National Forest
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Arkansas
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.7534, -93.4939
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

Twisted Hickory Trail

5.4 mi · 8.7 km · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest

Zeester Trail

5.5 mi · 8.8 km · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest

Buffalo Creek Trail

5.6 mi · 9.0 km · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest

Bear Point Trail

5.6 mi · 9.1 km · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest

Sidewinder Trail

5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest

South Bench Trail

5.9 mi · 9.5 km · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest

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