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 end | 34.4850, -94.1373 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 34.4917, -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
| Length | 6.3 miles |
| Trail class | 4, highly developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 12-20 percent |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | WP3 |
| Forest | Ouachita National Forest (unit 0809) |
| States | Arkansas |
| Detail published | basic 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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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.
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.
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
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.