Arklahoma HikerAwesome Newton County trails including Buffalo National River upper district and Upper Buffalo Wilderness of Ozark National Forest.
For a list of all trails in this group, visit this link.
The Lost Valley Trail is the most popular hiking trail in the Buffalo River area – and for good reason. It’s easy to get to, easy to hike, very family friendly, and has more “bang for your buck” than nearly any hike anywhere. This is the first trail I hiked in Arkansas, and it is […]
Twin Falls (aka “Triple Falls”) at Camp Orr (Newton County) is an awesome waterfall. It should be on everyone’s short list of must-see places in the Buffalo National River. Call it “Twin Falls” or “Triple Falls” “Twin Falls” is the official name, but many people (including Tim Ernst) use the “Triple Falls” name because, during […]
Lonesome Hollow Falls (Ozark National Forest, Newton County) is a great waterfall and probably deserves to be a more popular destination based on the beauty and relative ease of getting to it. It’s a short simple drive and a really very accessible hike to a fantastic 47-foot waterfall amid a beautiful canyon.
The Ozarks are full of waterfalls. Many are seasonal falls, meaning they dry up in the hot and dry summers. And then there are some falls that only appear during very wet weather or after (or during) a heavy rain. Two of those falls are Roark Bluff Falls and V-Notch Falls. Both of these falls […]
In all my years of going down to the Buffalo River area, I’ve never met anyone who has been to Magnolia Falls, or for that matter, ever heard of anyone even mention this falls. Thus, this waterfall may be the best kept secret in the Buffalo River area. The falls is in southwest Newton County […]
Round Top Mountain Trail, on the namesake Round Top Mountain, is a great trail just a few miles south of Jasper in Newton County. It has a number of scenic rocky areas, an amazing overlook vista at the North Bluff, and a historic B-52 crash site memorial. (Check out Brent’s full Round Top Mountain Trail summary.) The […]