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Ouachita Trail – AR 298 to AR 27
I couldn’t have asked for better weather to complete section 6 of the Ouachita Trail – a 17.1-mile stretch from AR 27 to AR 298 (miles 121.7 to 138.8 [and back to 121.7 for shuttle-less me]). I expected to see … Continue reading
Wildcat Mountain Trails
Officially open to mountain bikers and hikers, the Wildcat Mountain trails are a nice place to spend a day or even a weekend in the Ouachitas. Situated west of AR9 and a couple miles south of Lake Sylvia, the trail … Continue reading
East Fork Wilderness
The East Fork Wilderness is about 11000 acres of Ozarky goodness located less than an hour NE of Russellville on the east side of AR 27. It’s been on my to-do list for a long while and a friend and … Continue reading
Little Blakely Loops
The Little Blakely Loops are about 18 miles of interconnected loops on a peninsula at the eastern end of Lake Ouachita, in the national forest a bit north of the State Park. A friend and I spent New Year’s Day … Continue reading
Ouachita Trail – Ouachita Pinnacle to AR 298
I hiked the 8.2 mile segment from Ouachita Pinnacle to AR 298. I wasn’t on the trail long before heavy fog moved in and then 2-3 hours of light rain. I intended to spend some time at the top looking … Continue reading
Devil’s Canyon SIA
Devil’s Canyon Special Interest Area is a couple miles southwest of Fern AR and features a canyon carved by tributaries of Mill Creek to a depth of 200+ feet and numerous waterfalls – one with a height of 63 feet. … Continue reading
Ouachita Trail – AR-7 to Ouachita Pinnacle
Rain most of the day Friday left me with a short weekend but I managed to hike the Ouachita Trail from the AR-7 trail head to Ouachita Pinnacle – miles 160.4 to 147.0 and back. At 1961 feet, Ouachita Pinnacle … Continue reading
Ouachita Trail – AR-9 to AR-7
I managed to turn Thanksgiving into a 5-day weekend and I chose to spend it thanking mother nature for the Ouachita Mountains. So begins my section hike of the 233-mile Ouachita Trail.
Ponca Wilderness
A friend and I hiked in the Ponca Wilderness from the Schermerhorn trail head over to the Centerpoint trail head this weekend. This route includes the Bench, Hemmed-In-Hollow, Old River, and Centerpoint trails. I’ve seen some of this area before … Continue reading
Pinnacle Mountain State Park
Located just a bit northwest of Little Rock is Pinnacle Mountain State Park, featuring the highest member of a mountain chain called the Maumelle Pinnacles. Pinnacle Mountain is only 1011′ in elevation but it rises rather sharply from a base … Continue reading
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