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Little Rock: Buffalo River Trail
Traverse massive limestone bluffs and deep, secluded hollows on this 14.3-mile weekend in the Ozark Highlands along the Buffalo National River.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Arkansas (AR) |
| Distance: | 14.36 mi |
| Difficulty: | 7 / 10 |
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TO TRAILHEAD: I-40 W to AR 7 N to Jasper, then L onto AR 74. In 13 mi., R onto Steel Creek Rd. to river (1 mi.) Shuttle: 3.4 mi. N of Jasper, turn L from AR 7 onto Erbie Campground Rd. Go 5.5 mi. to Eribe Launch site. See lostvalleycanoe.com for fee shuttle service.
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| Distance: 14.36 mi | Points: 418 |
Buffalo River Trail - Steel Creek to Erbie
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Location: 36.040264, -93.340668From Steel Creek Rec. Area (where Buffalo River Trail crosses Steel Creek Rd.), follow white blazes SE into Ponca Wilderness
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Location: 36.037670, -93.333015Continue N above Bee Bluff and curl below Fisher Point where dramatic views open N across river to 500-ft. Big Bluff, Buffalo River's signature cliff face
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Location: 36.033550, -93.316620Cross Beech Creek; climb to head of Jackies Big Hollow, deep crease where waterfalls spray down bluff walls after a rain
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Location: 36.045010, -93.305450R @ Y, staying with white blazes
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Location: 36.048634, -93.284790Return to Indian Creek (one-tent campsite on L, 100 ft. off-trail). Then head NNE along river and join road
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Location: 36.054157, -93.282013Trail turns R off road. Enter Bear Creek drainage; switchback to ridgeline
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Location: 36.050156, -93.273697Cross Kyles Landing Rd., exiting Ponca Wilderness, and ascend above Buzzard Bluff before bouncing in and out of Shop Creek and Rock Bridge Creek
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Location: 36.054485, -93.255150Cross Camp Orr Rd. (CR 139); begin 200-ft. descent to Dry Creek basin, then climb again to hillside
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Location: 36.063831, -93.244141Continue ENE along steep bluffs on singletrack with mossy stone stairs
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Location: 36.072578, -93.234329Cherry Grove Cemetery on R; see pre-Civil War graves among tall trees
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Location: 36.071518, -93.223038Reach Parker-Hickman farmstead along Webb Creek (built 1840s); empty house and outbuildings sit in grassy field
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Location: 36.070099, -93.209976L @ T; go .1 mi. to finish @ Erbie launch site for car pickup.
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