Devil’s Den: Yellow Rock Trail – 3 mi

Yellow Rock Trail at Devil’s Den State Park (southern Washington County, Arkansas) is one of my favorite trails. This 3.1-mile semi-loop hike has beautiful views and wonderfully interesting and scenic rocks formations. The trail is a semi-loop with two major spurs. The opening half-mile spur connects then to a largely triangular-shaped loop. Continue Reading »

Mount Nebo: Rim Trail Pics

The Rim Trail at Mount Nebo State Park (Yell County, near Dardanelle and Russellville) is one of my favorite trails. In fact, I think it’s one of the 3 most scenic mountain trails in Arkansas. (The others are White Rock Mountain Rim Trail and the Pinnacle Mountain Summit Trail loop.) What makes this 3.2-mile loop […] Continue Reading »

Mount Magazine: North Rim Trail – 5 mi (o&b)

The North Rim Trail at Mount Magazine is one of the 3 trails with the park’s best views. (The other two are Bear Hollow Trail and Benefield East Loop Trail.) The trail runs along the north rim from the visitor center on the east end over to the campground at Cameron Bluff on the west end. […] Continue Reading »

Lake Leatherwood: Beacham Trail Pics

Beacham Trail at Lake Leatherwood (Eureka Springs, Carroll County) is a cool 3.2-mile trail that is not very difficult. It makes a loop around the lake and has some nice views, especially at the north end where the trail goes across the dam. The trail profile is in this post. These are some additional photos […] Continue Reading »

Robbers Cave: Rough Canyon Trail – 3 mi

One of the cool areas at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area (Benton County, near Rogers) is the Hidden Diversity Multi-Use Trail. This is a complex of loops and spurs designed for hikers, cyclists, and equestrians. Since it is designed for these multiples uses, it does not feature many steep parts. The Rough Canyon Trail is one […] Continue Reading »

Ouachita Trail 02: Pics of Winding Stair TH to Highpoint to Saddle (23.7 to 25.8)

The 2.5-mile segment of the Ouachita Trail from Winding Stair Trailhead to the saddle around mile point 25.8 is a cool one. It’s on Winding Stair Mountain (Ouachita National Forest, LeFlore County, Oklahoma) and goes to the highpoint (at 2,450 feet) before heading downhill to the saddle. Most of the climb to the highpoint is […] Continue Reading »