Arklahoma Hiker
Lake Leatherwood Park is a cool place to visit if you are in the Eureka Springs, Arkansas, area. This 1,600-acre mostly wooded city park features about a dozen hiking trails. The official trail map pdf can be downloaded via this link. Below are the trail descriptions from the official trail map brochure:
I had the day off Monday so I went hiking at Lake Wister State Park. The 3-mile Lake Wister Hiking Trail in many respects is a great hike. (Six miles to the end and back.) It is at a beautiful location along Lake Wister. Elevation-wise, it is not a difficult hike either.
Last Saturday I went hiking on the Bear Hollow Trail at Mount Magazine State Park (near Paris, Arkansas). Bear Hollow Trail is one of my favorite hiking trails. It is not very difficult or very long, and it has gorgeous views of the Bear Hollow area on the east side of Mount Magazine.
Today, my friend David and I hiked what I have labeled segments 05-C and 05-D of the Ouachita Trail. This is a 5-mile segment of the trail that starts just a few miles east of Big Brushy Campground and extends across Blowout Mountain and the Blowout Mountain Scenic Area. It begins at Forest Road 33 […]
This is a helpful USFS overview map of the Ozark National Forest. It has icons indicating all the USFS recreation sites as well as National Wilderness Areas, National Scenic Areas, and district ranger offices. The version on the USFS website (here) has many clickable links. Or you can download the map as a pdf here.
This pdf is a helpful USFS overview map of the Ouachita National Forest. It has icons indicating all the USFS recreation sites in the Forest as well as National Wilderness Areas, National Scenic Areas, and district ranger offices. You can download the map here or via USFS here.