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Athens-Big Fork Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
Arkansas

Athens-Big Fork Trail

Mena, Arkansas

17.9 mi

Distance

5,761 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Athens-Big Fork Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

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Elevation Profile

Min:333 ft
Max:557 ft
Gain:1,756 ft
Loss:1,756 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 333 ft and 557 ft across 17.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.333 ft408 ft482 ft557 ft0.0 mi4.5 mi8.9 mi13.4 mi17.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi373 ft
High point8.3 mi557 ft
End17.9 mi373 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Newhope, AR · about 10 mi away
County:
Howard County, AR

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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