Arklahoma HikerMike Newman, editor and creator of Arklahoma Hiker, likes to day hike and walk outdoors in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Yesterday afternoon, I hiked the Mount Nebo Rim Trail with my son and his girlfriend. (Mount Nebo State Park is near Russellville, Arkansas.) The Rim Trail is one of my favorite trails because of the many very nice views. It was misty, rainy, and/or foggy most of the afternoon, but it was very pretty up […] Continue Reading »
In June, I stopped at Withrow Springs State Park, near Huntsville, Arkansas, and hiked the War Eagle Trail. The trail is a 2-mile loop that mostly runs along War Eagle Creek. The trail features some cool rock formations and a very nice overlook of War Eagle Creek. (There also are a couple of caves, but […] Continue Reading »
A few weeks ago, I went back to Lake Fayetteville to walk the Lake Fayetteville Nature Trail. It is the unpaved trail that goes (almost) around the lake. (My post on the Lake Fayetteville Paved Trail is here.) The entire loop is about 6 miles long. Other than the length, the trail is easy, with […] Continue Reading »
Fayetteville, Arkansas, is blessed with a number of nice urban trails. A couple of weeks ago, I walked the Lake Fayetteville Paved Trail that loops around Lake Fayetteville. It’s a pretty nice urban trail. The trail starts at Veterans Memorial Park, near the southwest end of the lake, and then heads north to run clockwise […] Continue Reading »
The Rim Trail at Mount Nebo State Park, near Russellville, Arkansas, is one of my favorite trails. There are gorgeous views along almost the entire trail. Here are some evening photos I took from the south and west sides of the mountain on a recent visit (July 15, 2012). (The full trail profile for the […] Continue Reading »
The Black Fork Mountain Trail, in western Arkansas near Mena, is a cool but challenging hike. It’s about 5.6 miles each direction, making it an 11.2 mile out-and-back hike. And it’s a pretty good climb up Black Fork Mountain, one of the highest mountains in Arkansas. (Check out Mara’s full trail review here.) Most of […] Continue Reading »