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Hike Features:

State: Arkansas
County: Saline
Location: Off forest road near OT mile 169
Length of hike shown:  ~ 9.8 miles
Trail: All on trails
Difficulty: Easy
GPS: 34.93860° N, 92.41670° W

August 11, 2007...   hiked on the OT from about 219.4 to 217.8 and back in 103°F heat.   This is the worst time of year for hiking in Arkansas.  August is typically hot and dry here but this August is exceptionally dry.  According to the National Weather Service, precipitation for August 2007 so far is 0.0 inches.   None!   Of course, 103°F isn't so 'extreme' compared to places like Arizona, but with the humidity levels here it feels quite hot.  The forest shows signs of dehydration...   the ground is hard and cracked, plants are wilting, some plants/vines are dead, oak trees are browning and other trees are turning yellow/red.   Even with the temp at 103°F yesterday, it wasn't so unpleasant under the forest canopy.  In fact, there were no mosquitoes and I didn't see one tick.   Amazing.  

Hike Features:

Date:  March 18, 2007
State: Arkansas
County: Pulaski
Location: OT between highway 9 and highway 10. 
Length of hike:  ~ 2 miles
Trail: All on-trail
GPS: none

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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