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 Ouachita Trail ►►

Length: 1 miles
Time: 3/4 hour
Difficulty: Moderate Print Map

Description:  Rich Mountain offers superlative views of the Ouachita Mountains. This windblown mountaintop often looks like the high reaches of the Smoky Mountains, with heavy fog and stunted, contorted hardwood trees. The attraction of this loop trail is an overlook on a high rock bluff with a sensational view.

Reservoir Trail 

Length: 2/3 mile round trip
Time: 3/4 hour
Difficulty: Moderate

Description: This trail begins south of the lodge at the stairs, and continues 1/3 of a mile down the hill to a stone reservoir. The reservoir was part of the water system for the 1898 hotel. Just up the hill from the reservoir is an excellent spring that was said to have curative powers.

Location: Park location is 13 miles west of Mena on Hwy. 88. During inclement weather, travel 6 miles north from Mena on U.S. 71, then 9 miles on U.S. 270, then 2 miles on Hwy. 272.

Spring Trail 

Length: 1/2 mile one way
Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Description: Beginning behind the stage at the amphitheater, you’ll walk west 100 yards to the spring. This was a favorite gathering place for early settlers and is still a great oasis of relaxation and reflection. The trail continues past the spring for about ½ mile and come out on State Hwy. 88 across from the west end of the campground. You may return by the same trail, or cross the road to the park.

Location: Park location is 13 miles west of Mena on Hwy. 88. During inclement weather, travel 6 miles north from Mena on U.S. 71, then 9 miles on U.S. 270, then 2 miles on Hwy. 272.

Ouachita Trail (E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5)

Length: 225 miles

The next 193 miles of the trail are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, Ouachita National Forest. A map of this section is available from the Forest Service by writing to the Forest Supervisor at the Hot Springs address, call for price of map. This map indicates trailhead access points, topographic contours, streams, campgrounds, etc. The last 31 miles of the trail extend into Oklahoma. Detailed guides can be purchased at area bookstores and sporting goods stores.

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