Mule Trail Falls
Newton County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 31 ft (9.5 m)
- Location
- Newton County, Arkansas
- Access status
- Published parking and top-of-falls approach; off-trail creek section
- The walk
- Approximately 0.8 mile one way; 1.6 miles return, derived
- Ground & access
- Rocky trail, creek terrain and exposed bluff edges. Stay back from waterfall lips.
Cross Cave Mountain Road from parking to the Hawksbill Crag trail. At the creek crossing about 0.4 mile in, turn right and follow the creek downstream to the top of Mule Trail Falls. Return the same way; no base descent included.
Plan your visit
Hawksbill Crag trailhead to the top of Mule Trail Falls
Explore the Ozarks describes 0.4 mile on the main trail plus about 0.4 mile downstream to the waterfall top. Return distance is derived by retracing that route. Its separate 2.2-mile loop visits three waterfalls.
Rocky trail, creek terrain and exposed bluff edges. Stay back from waterfall lips.
Where to start
Explore the Ozarks identifies Hawksbill Crag trailhead parking on the right about six miles up steep gravel Cave Mountain Road from Highway 21.
Timing & water
Current parking and spur conditions unverified; waterfall flow varies with rain.
Before you go
The official 2026 Forest Service schedule lists Whitaker Point/Hawksbill Crag as free. This confirms the trailhead fee, not authorization of every off-trail waterfall approach.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Upper Haley FallsPublished parking and upper-falls approach; exposed edge17 ft (5.2 m) · Newton County, AR0.2 miE
- Beagle Point FallsApproach or parking partly unconfirmed76 ft (23.2 m) · Newton County, AR1.1 miS
- Wild Burro Falls21 ft (6.4 m) · Newton County, AR1.2 miS
- Compton's Double FallsFirsthand approach and roadside parking documented; steep terrain and creek crossing39 ft (11.9 m) · Newton County, AR1.2 miSW
- Amber FallsPartial: exact final approach remains unresolved18 ft (5.5 m) · Newton County, AR1.3 miSW
- Bowers Hollow FallsResearched visit notes56 ft (17.1 m) · Newton County, AR2.8 miS
- Paradise FallsBushwhack approach and parking not currently verified32 ft (9.8 m) · Newton County, AR3.3 miE