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Ponca Wilderness – Centerpoint and Goat Trails
I went on a little day hike with a couple other members of the Northwest Arkansas Hiking Group. We started at the Centerpoint trail head a couple miles north of Ponca, descended to the spur that leads out to Big … Continue reading
Elk River Trail – Elk City Kansas
My third trip on the Elk River Trail (along Elk City Lake and the Elk River near Independence KS) but my first time hiking the whole 15-mile length. Previously, I had done only the eastern 9.5 mile section. The weather … Continue reading
Peakbagging Lake Wedington
The Lake Wedington Trail west of Fayetteville has been on my to-do list for a while and now it’s done. Described in detail in Tim Ernst’s book, the trail runs about 7 miles north into the 16000-acre Wedington Wildlife Management … Continue reading
Ozark Highlands Trail – FR1201 to Wollum Ford, and the end
I planned it as a 3 day trip but I managed it in 2 – hiking from the FR 1201 trail head to the Buffalo River at the Wollum Ford (maps 15 & 16) yesterday and hiking back today – … Continue reading
Ozark Highlands Trail – Ben Hur to FR 1201
The target this weekend was the Ozark Highlands Trail from Ben Hur trail head to the FR1201 (aka Stack Rock) trail head – roughly the eastern half of section 7 and western third of section 8 (maps 13-15). The trail … Continue reading
Ozark Highlands Trail – Fairview to Ben Hur
I hiked the western half of Ozark Highlands Trail section 7 – from the Fairview campground to the Ben Hur trail head and back (maps 12 & 13) on a two-day solo trip.
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I changed the name of my blog a couple months ago to The Compulsive Hiker and today I’ve taken the next step toward coolness and registered my own domain name: CompulsiveHiker.com. MichaelR42.wordpress.com should continue to work for the blog and … Continue reading
Eagle Rock Loop
Weather, water levels, and schedule conflicts have deterred two previous attempts but the stars aligned this year and I (with a friend) have now done the Eagle Rock Loop – a 27 mile loop consisting of parts of the Little … Continue reading
Ozark Highlands Trail – Ragtown Road to Fane Creek
Ragtown Road to Fane Creek (map 3) is basically the middle of OHT section 2, from mile 25.8 to 31.6, making it an 11.6-mile round trip for me today. The most notable features were the old railroad bed and an … Continue reading
Ozark Highlands Trail – Fane Creek to Cherry Bend
Today’s hike was the east end of section 2. I started at the Cherry Bend trail head and headed west to Fane Creek and then back. It was about 25 degrees when I started but by 10:00 AM I had … Continue reading
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