Arklahoma HikerBrent Toellner is an advertising/media strategist from Kansas City, Missouri who loves to spend time with his wife exploring northwest Arkansas, especially the Buffalo River area. Brent is also the author of the blog Exploring Northwest Arkansas.
The Koen Interpretive Trail (Newton County) is short trail that is easy to get to and easy to hike. The trail is in the Henry R. Koen Experimental Forest, an 800-acre research forest in the Buffalo National River area that is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. It was created in 1950 with the goal […]
At 209 feet tall, Hemmed-in Hollow Falls (Buffalo River Upper District, Newton County near Compton) is the tallest waterfall between the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains. While the hike isn’t easy, it is very popular as hikers are eager to see this towering beauty of the falls, and the Compton trailhead is easy to […]
Hideout Hollow Trail is a scenic little trail in the Buffalo River Upper District (Newton County near Compton). It features some beautiful views and ends in a great bluff and waterfall area. It is a 1.8-mile out-and-back hike (.9 miles each way). There is a lot to see and enjoy on this short trail.
The Ponds Loop is an easy and scenic short loop trail, about .4 miles, in the Buffalo National River’s upper district (in Newton County). It is right off Erbie Campground Road (County Road 79), next to the Cedar Glade Picnic Area.
Elise Falls at the Nature Conservancy’s Smith Creek Preserve (Newton County) is one of the highlights of the area for photographers and nature lovers. The preserve is 1,226 acres around Smith Creek, a tributary to the Buffalo River. The preserve lies above Sherfield Cave (closed to the public) where the largest colony of Indiana bats in […]
The Bear Cave Trail at Petit Jean State Park (Conway County near Morrilton) is a very short trail—only about a quarter-mile long loop. But it is more than a short trail. It is a spectacular rock formation area to walk around in and explore. There is a lot to see here.