The 1.5-mile Fitness Course walking path in Ben Geren Park in Fort Smith is an enjoyable way to get some exercise outside. The trail has almost no elevation change and has a shale rock surface. It is a pretty easy walk.
Author: Mike Newman
Mike Newman, editor and creator of Arklahoma Hiker, likes to day hike and walk outdoors in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Creekmore Park is a popular park in Fort Smith (Sebastian County, Ark.). The park features a .6-mile walking path that loops around most of the park. There are several places you can start the walking path. The most common is in the parking area near the swimming pool. There are quite a few trees in […]
11-1-2024 Note: Mike visited this paved trail on 11-2-2024. At that point, the building where it starts was not currently being used as the visitor center. So you may need to ask where the old visitor center is. The path starts next to the building (on the right if you are facing the building and […]
Last November, I did the Earthquake Ridge and Southern Loop Trails in the Ouachita National Forest near Mena (Polk County). These two together make an enjoyable 3-mile hike through a pretty area on Rich Mountain at the east end of the Talimena Scenic Drive. These are photos I took on my November 10 hike. There […]
Overlook Nature Trail at Lake Tenkiller (Sequoyah County, Oklahoma) is an enjoyable 1.1-mile wooded hike at the south end of Lake Tenkiller. The out-and-back hike is 2.2 miles long. My profile of the Overlook Nature Trail is here. These are some photos I took on the trail last fall (November 6, 2018). There was still […]
This is a pleasant and easy nature trail at Lake Dardanelle State Park in Russellville (Pope County). The trail (including the full loop) is just .8 miles. There also are a couple of shortcuts that can be used to make a shorter hike (i.e., a smaller loop).