Tag: Buffalo River

Hiking trail posts in Arkansas’s Buffalo National River area.

Big Bluff Trail (Buffalo River)

Hike Date – September 22 – 23, 2012 After the last hiking attempt, we opted to head out on a dog-free backpacking trip which means enjoying the wonders of the Buffalo National River. The weather was perfect, no chance of rain…70’s during the day, 50’s at night. The hike – Centerpoint Trailhead to Big Bluff, […]

Buffalo River Photos Via Buffalo Point 2012

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Yesterday, I had a very nice visit to the Buffalo Point campground at the Buffalo National River. These are a few photos I took from the campground. Some are from an overlook by the restaurant. The others are down on the river itself. More photos below the jump. As usual, click photo for larger view.

Hemmed-in Hollow Hike (Buffalo River) 2011

This past weekend, we headed back to the Buffalo River to see the famed Hemmed-in Hollow Falls. We had our friend Dan join us. Since there were two cars, we opted to park on at the Compton Trailhead and hike back to the other car at Steel Creek campground, thinking we would avoid the dreadfully […]

Buffalo River Trail: Ponca to Kyles Landing

[This post was originally published on March 15, 2011 on “A Hiking We Will Go.”] The Buffalo River Trail (BRT) in the Buffalo National River is a 36.5-mile trail that goes from Boxley to Pruitt. The Buffalo National River was established as a National Park in 1972 and is administered by the National Park Service. […]

Buffalo River Trail: Boxley to Ponca

This week we backpacked the first section of the Buffalo River Trail from Boxley to Ponca, a total of 11.1 miles. We had originally planned to do this hike with a couple of friends, but alas, Mother’s Day interfered with that plan. Since we’d already tried twice before to hit this trail and been delayed […]