Hot Springs National Park · Arkansas

Sunset Trail

9.3 mi of trail, end to end · Sunset Trail: 10 mi one way in the Service's write-up · about 2,000 ft of climbing · 541 ft–1,368 ft

541 ft 1,087 ft · 9.2 mi high 1,347 ft

Sunset Trail 10 mi one way · the Park Service's write-up

6-9 Hours · dogs allowed · season The trail is accessible and enjoyable all year long.

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Hiking trail through a dense forest with the sun setting through the trees.
Sunset Trail Photo: NPS Photo/Mitch Smith

The Sunset Trail is the longest trail in Hot Springs National Park, covering approximately 10 miles one way or complete the full 13-17 mile loop. This trail offers the most dynamic views of the park, as it crosses a variety of terrain and makes it way through more remote areas of the park following the inner edge of the park's boundary.

The trail crosses three major roads, making it possible to break the entire trail up into smaller sections: West Mountain (2.8 miles), Sugarloaf Mountain (2.6 miles), and Stonebridge Road (3.8 miles).

The Sunset Trail can be combined with Hot Springs Mountain trails (like the Gulpha Gorge Trail (.3 miles) and the Oertel Trail (1.4 miles) and West Mountain trails (like the Oak Trail (.7 miles), West Mountain Trail (1.6 miles), and Mountain Top Trail (.7 miles) to complete the strenuous 13 -17-mile loop hike.

See the Sunset Trail map for more information.

Accessibility The trail is dirt and gravel with uneven footing. It is not ADA accessible.

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.