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New hike added January 27th, 2007 - Ouachita Trail section 9
Added a new hike today, January 27th, 2007. This is a small section of section 9 on the Ouachita Trail. One attraction of it is that its an easy day hike for people who live in or near Little Rock. The trailhead is within a half hour drive from Little Rock and it is right on highway 9.
Ouachita Trail (section 09) mile 188.7 to 191.8
Hike Features:
Date: November 25, 2000
State: Arkansas
County: Perry
Location: Highway 9 OT trailhead
Date of hike: Nov 25, 2000
Length of hike shown: ~ 6.2 miles round trip
Trail: Ouachita Trail, section 9 (Hwy 9 to Chinquapin shelter and back)
12 photos + topo map in photo gallery
Wildcat Mountain Trail - March 02, 2002
Hike Features:
State: Arkansas
County: Saline
Location: Off Highway 9, just off Winona Scenic Drive
Length of hike shown: ~ 5 miles
Trail: All on national forest trail.
GPS: 516664.50E 3856035.19N 15S (UTM WGS84) (parking off forest road 179 (just off FR 132))
New - hike to 2 waterfalls
This site is just 1 week old, so there isn't much here yet. Today - added a bushwhack to two waterfalls near South Fork Brown Creek. Over time, older hikes will be added to form a more complete picture of at least hikes near Little Rock.
About this site
Why: Hikers are always looking for good places to hike. Although there are some excellent guidebooks, there are very few places to find photos of both on-trail and off-trail hiking in the Ouachita Mountains. When we first moved here, an internet search for hiking in the Ouachita Mountains turned up very little, which is still the case 8+ years later. We hike a lot in the Ouachita Mountains and take a lot of pictures; this site is a way of sharing some of that experience. It has no purpose other than fun and to encourage hiking in these beautiful mountains.
South Fork Brown Creek area - two waterfalls
Hike Features:
Date: January 21, 2007
State: Arkansas
County: Perry
Location: Off Highway 10, on Brown Creek forest road.
Length of hike shown: ~ 2 miles
Trail: All off-trail
16 photos of this hike in photo gallery
Reaching Starting point: We drove out Brown's Creek road (off Hwy 9) until just before the forest road crosses the low-water ford.
Bill's Branch & North Fork Saline River
Hike Features:
Date: March 26, 2002
State: Arkansas
County: Saline
Location: Off Highway 9, on forest road south of Winona Scenic Drive.
Length of hike shown: ~ 5 miles
Trail: Off-trail hike. There are old road traces that are 'trail like', but this is NOT a maintained trail. Requires crossing Bill's Branch creek numerous times. These are wet crossings after high rains, otherwise no problem.
GPS: Parking area at trailhead: 516177.83E 3853143.81N 15S (UTM WGS84)
Trail fork where Bills Branch meets Saline River: 514923.85E 3854401.81N 15S (UTM WGS84)
Ouachita Trail (section 08) mile 183.1 to 184
Hike Features:
State: Arkansas
County: Perry
Location: Off Highway 10, on Brown Creek forest road.
Length of hike shown: ~ 2 miles
Trail: Part bushwhack (off trail) and part on trail.
GPS: 512140.40E 3858487.19N 15S (UTM WGS84) (OT crossing of forest road)
7 photos in OHJ Photo Gallery
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