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Ouachita Trail (section 09) mile 187.4 to 188.7
Hike Features:
Date: September 1st, 2002
State: Arkansas
County: Perry
Location: Off Highway 9, off FR152.
Length of hike shown: ~ 2.6 miles (round trip)
Trail: All on trail.
GPS: 516668.65E 3857188.02N 15S (OT crossing of forest road 152, only approximate location)
11 photos of this hike in photo gallery
Several new hikes added...
Recently added Feb 10, 2007 hike to two unnamed peaks in the Wildcat mountain area. In addition, added a nice dayhike (hike date 11/27/2003) on the OT in section 8, which includes a small waterfall, as well as a shorter 2.6 mile dayhike on the OT in section 9 (hike date 09-01-2002). -jc
Ouachita Trail (section 08) mile 173.5 to 175
Hike Features:
Date: November 27, 2003
State: Arkansas
County: Saline
Location: Off forest road near OT mile 174
Length of hike shown: ~ 3.4 miles
Trail: All on trail except short bushwhack up to cliff
GPS: 502608.71E 3855535.00N 15S (OT access off forest road 132 near mile 174)
13 photos of this hike in photo gallery
Many thanks!!!
Several websites have recently added links to Ouachita Hiking Journal, for which they deserve many thanks! These include Gina and Marty Allen for a link on their Images Outside website, Tim Ernst for links on HikeArkansas and the OHTA links pages and Jim Gifford of FoOT (Friends of the Ouachita Trail) for a link on FoOT's links page. Thanks to all... and good hiking!!!
Wildcat Mountain area - unnamed peaks west of Wildcat
Hike Features:
Date: February 10, 2007
State: Arkansas
County: Perry
Location: Off Highway 9, on FR 179, just off FR 132 (Winona Scenic Drive).
Length of hike shown: ~ 4.2 miles
Trail: Mixture of on-trail and off-trail
GPS: 516664.50E 3856035.19N 15S (UTM WGS84) (parking off forest road 179 (just off FR 132))
24 photos in OHJ Photo Gallery
Brown Creek Falls - April 19, 2003
Hike Features:
Date: April 19, 2003
State: Arkansas
County: Perry
Location: Off Highway 10, on Brown's Creek Road.
Length of hike shown: ~ 2 miles
Trail: Off-trail hike. Almost all of this hike was on old roads except a short bushwhack loop.
GPS: Parking at start of hike 510092.52E 3858492.03N 15S
24 photos from this hike in photo gallery
How to use this site
There are 3 main parts to this site: a) an area for site info & updates (what you're reading now), b) a listing of hike descriptions and c) a separate gallery of hike/trail photos. Use the menu on your right to visit "Hikes listed by date", "Hikes listed by name" or visit the Photo Gallery. Each hike description is linked to an album in the photo gallery, which is arranged alphabetically by place or trail name. Clicking on Pinnacle Mountain at the top will always return you to the home page. See 'About this site' for more.
Comments on any page or hike are welcome. Other perspectives on a trail are always of interest, as are tips about other trails or off-trail hiking areas in the Ouachitas.
Wildcat Mountain Trail - January 28, 2007
Hike Features:
Date: January 28, 2007
State: Arkansas
County: Perry
Location: Off Highway 9, on FR 179, just off FR 132 (Winona Scenic Drive).
Length of hike shown: ~ 8.6 miles
Trail: All off-trail
GPS: 516664.50E 3856035.19N 15S (UTM WGS84) (parking off FR179 (just off FR 132)) 33 photos in OHJ Photo Gallery
New photo gallery
Today installed new photo gallery on this site. The photos are the same as photos embedded in posts and hike descriptions, but are arranged by location (not by date). Link is in right sidebar. - jc
