Arklahoma HikerTrails in Garland, Hot Spring, and Saline Counties, Arkansas, including Lake Catherine State Park.
For a list of all trails in this group, visit this link.
The Horseshoe Mountain Trail at Lake Catherine State Park (near Hot Springs) is an enjoyable and vigorous 2.7-mile hike. Although the longest stretch of the trail is on the U-shaped ridge on Horseshoe Mountain, my favorite parts are the wooded hillside areas where the trail approaches the ridge from the north and from the south. […]
The 2.7-mile Horseshoe Mountain Trail at Lake Catherine State Park (Hot Spring County, near Hot Springs) is a gorgeous and unique trail to the Ouachitas. Most of this vigorous trail is on a horseshoe-shaped ridge line through glade vegetation, which makes the trail beautiful and unique. I love the shorter trees and taller grasses on this […]
One of my favorite day hikes around Hot Springs is the Hunt’s Loop Trail in the Ouachita National Forest (north Garland County/south Perry County). The 4.3-mile-hike takes you straight up Short Mountain to a gorgeous vista and then through some of the most beautiful woods along the ridge of the mountain before returning to the […]
The Grand Promenade is an awesome half-mile brick walking path in Hot Springs National Park. Running north-south, it is parallel to (and behind) the historic Bathhouse Row.
Back on June 14, I had a nice hike on the Falls Branch Trail at Lake Catherine State Park (near Hot Springs). This is a wonderfully scenic 1.6-mile semi-loop trail. The highlight is the 10-foot waterfall, Falls Creek Falls. Alternate video link. These are some cell videos I took when from my June 14 hike. […]
If you’re a sucker for streams and hills like I am, you should check out the Falls Branch Trail at Lake Catherine State Park (Hot Spring County, near Hot Springs). I think this 1.6-mile semi-loop is the most scenic trail in the park. The highlight of the trail is the 10-foot waterfall, Falls Creek Falls.