Ouachita National Forest · Arkansas · Trail WP3

Wolf Pen Gap 3

Wolf Pen Gap 3 Trail is a 6.3 miles trail in Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas. The Forest Service rates it trail class 4, highly developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Ouachita National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end34.4850, -94.1373 · Directions ↗
Other end34.4917, -94.1692 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 4 segments.

The trail

Length6.3 miles
Trail class4, highly developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade12-20 percent
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbersWP3
ForestOuachita National Forest (unit 0809)
StatesArkansas
Detail publishedbasic characteristics

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Wolf Pen Gap 3 Trail?

6.3 miles, the sum of the 4 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Ouachita National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Wolf Pen Gap 3 Trail?

Ouachita National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Ouachita National Forest official page

Where does the Wolf Pen Gap 3 Trail start?

The line begins at 34.4850, -94.1373 and ends at 34.4917, -94.1692. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Wolf Pen Gap 3 Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Wolf Pen Gap 3 Trail?

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Source: Ouachita National Forest official page

How developed is the Wolf Pen Gap 3 Trail?

Trail class 4, which the Forest Service describes as highly developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Wolf Pen Gap 3 Trail?

The typical grade is 12-20 percent.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Wolf Pen Gap 3 Trail?

Ouachita National Forest, Forest Service unit 0809. The trail is in Arkansas.

Source: Ouachita National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 4 segments named WOLF PEN GAP 3 in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0809. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.