Chapter two
Hiking
The Buffalo's best-loved trails — short canyon walks, exposed bluff traverses, and multi-day backcountry routes through the Ponca and Upper Buffalo Wildernesses.
- 012.8 mi RTEasyLost Valley Trail
The Buffalo's greatest-hits trail in under three miles.
- 0210.5 mi RTStrenuousCenterpoint to Hemmed-In Hollow
The classic backcountry route to the tallest falls.
- 035.0 mi RTModerateGoat Trail on Big Bluff
A narrow ledge walk 350 feet above the river.
- 043.0 mi RTEasyHawksbill Crag (Whitaker Point)
Arkansas' most photographed cliff.
- 053.5 mi RTModerateIndian Rockhouse Trail
A loop past a massive rock shelter once used by Native peoples.
- 068.4 mi one-wayModerateOld River Trail (Pruitt to Hasty)
A quiet riverside walk through the heart of the Middle District.