The Ozark Plateau Trail (Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area in eastern Benton County) is a scenic wooded walk which should not be a real challenge for most people. The outer loop, the focus of this summary, is just .6 miles.
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Hiking trail posts in Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area in Benton County (Ark), near Rogers and Huntsville.
Toward the end of August last year, I did a hike on the Pigeon Roost Trail at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, the largest state park in Arkansas. Pigeon Roost is one of the most popular trails in the park. (Check out the trail summary with maps and elevation profile.) The trail consists of a west […]
[This post was originally published on March 31, 2011 on “A Hiking We Will Go.”] This past weekend, we opted for some easier hikes. With cold gray skies overhead and the looming threat of rain, I didn’t want to get too far from my blanket. I had wanted to check out the Historic Van Winkle […]
One of the short trails at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers, Arkansas, is the Historic Van Winkle Trail, a trail on the National Register of Historic Places. The land where Hobbs is located was once owned by 19th century lumberman Peter Van Winkle. The trail features the foundation of the Van Winkle home and […]
The Sinking Stream Trail is a new trail at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, in Benton County, Arkansas. It does not yet have any signage, but it is a nice little nature walk. .