Parking
Parking for the Pullman Trailhead is at the end of Pullman Avenue, approached from Park Avenue.
Overview
About Pullman Trail
Why go
- Direct access from Pullman Avenue into the Northwoods network
- A protected homesite adds a distinctive stop to a short walk
Heads up
- Steep, rocky tread
- Mountain bikes and e-bikes share the trail
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation692–847 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
2 active Hot Springs alerts
- CautionPark-wide burn ban in effectA park-wide burn ban is in effect because of high fire danger. - The ban was enacted on August 15, 2026.Official details
- ClosureMaurice Bathhouse closed for renovationsThe Maurice Bathhouse is currently closed for renovations. - Do not plan to use the building during your visit. Check current Bathhouse Row status before visiting.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Hot Springs Tour Guide
Your drive to Pullman Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Hot Springs National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this area
A Woodpecker Leaves a Clue0:00 / 0:27
“On a woodland walk, a large rectangular hole in a dead trunk is a clue worth noticing. It may be the work of a pileated woodpecker, a bird nearly the size of a crow.”
Plays on the road 0.6 mi from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Hot Springs Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Cedar Glades Trailhead: Balanced Rock
- North Mountain Overlook and Goat Rock
- Rick's Pond: Stonework and Estate History
- North Mountain Shelter: Down to Gulpha Creek
- 18 audio storiesacross Hot Springs’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor White-tailed Deer, Groundhog, Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 19 trails, 33 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Pullman Trail
A short connector with a steep returnPullman Trail is a shared-use out-and-back from the Pullman Avenue trailhead to the Northwoods…
Pullman Trail is a shared-use out-and-back from the Pullman Avenue trailhead to the Northwoods Trails connection. The named trail is about 0.8 mile each way, so walking to the connection and retracing it makes the visit about 1.6 miles round trip. Allow roughly 50–90 minutes. The woodland path is short but rated moderate, with a listed typical grade of 24.4% and packed gravel mixed with rock. Go for a brief walk or a way into the larger Northwoods network; this route itself is a connector, not a loop. Pets are allowed.
The route and shared treadFrom Pullman Avenue, the trail rises through the woods, then drops toward its Northwoods…
From Pullman Avenue, the trail rises through the woods, then drops toward its Northwoods connection. The rocky, packed-gravel surface and steep pitches make it feel more demanding than the mileage suggests. Bicycles and e-bikes are allowed, and mountain bikes are common, so leave room for riders. The distance above stops at the Northwoods link; continuing into that trail system adds miles.
A protected homesiteThe route passes near a protected historic homesite.
The route passes near a protected historic homesite. Bottles, cans, toys and even an old car can look like discarded objects, but they are archaeological artifacts protected by federal law; leave everything where it is. Pullman was built as a community connection between downtown and Northwoods by IMBA Trail Solutions, with support from a Walton Family Foundation grant.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Hot Springs
71 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
11 sightingsGroundhogMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
12 sightingsMexican Long-nosed ArmadilloMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
16 sightingsTurkey VultureMost seen around noonSighting map
40 sightingsCardinalMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
27 sightingsSummer TanagerMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Hot Springs. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
