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Sightseeing
This is a good trail to pack a couple of bottled waters per person, as folks tend to linger along the way and at the crag. A hearty snack is also in order. And a camera is a must, especially if this is your first time to visit Whitaker Point. The best time to photograph the crag is early in the morning or mid-to-late afternoon, once the sun is behind you.
Hawksbill Crag Trailhead
This is a good trail to pack a couple of bottled waters per person, as folks tend to linger along the way and at the crag. A hearty snack is also in order. And a camera is a must, especially if this is your first time to visit Whitaker Point. The best time to photograph the crag is early in the morning or mid-to-late afternoon, once the sun is behind you.
Clocking in at six miles roundtrip, this trail gives you a fantastic view of the biggest bluff between the Rockies and the Appalachians (550 feet tall). The Big Bluff/Goat Trail splits off from the Centerpoint Trail, so park at the Centerpoint trailhead. We cannot overstate the wonder of this view, but in places, the Goat Trail is narrow and dangerous. Don’t drink and hike, avoid this trail if you have a height phobia, and avoid bringing young children on this trail. Do bring plenty of water and snacks and enjoy the breathtaking views.
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Centerpoint Trailhead
Clocking in at six miles roundtrip, this trail gives you a fantastic view of the biggest bluff between the Rockies and the Appalachians (550 feet tall). The Big Bluff/Goat Trail splits off from the Centerpoint Trail, so park at the Centerpoint trailhead. We cannot overstate the wonder of this view, but in places, the Goat Trail is narrow and dangerous. Don’t drink and hike, avoid this trail if you have a height phobia, and avoid bringing young children on this trail. Do bring plenty of water and snacks and enjoy the breathtaking views.
Indian Rockhouse Trail is a three-mile loop with 400 feet of elevation change, that begins from Buffalo Point Campground. Highlights include water-sculpted rock, an abandoned mine, a waterfall, and an amazing large and open cave with a stream flowing through it.
Indian Rockhouse Trail
Arkansas 268Indian Rockhouse Trail is a three-mile loop with 400 feet of elevation change, that begins from Buffalo Point Campground. Highlights include water-sculpted rock, an abandoned mine, a waterfall, and an amazing large and open cave with a stream flowing through it.
This trail leads to one of the prettiest waterfall areas in Buffalo River country. The fall is easily 50 feet tall with the surrounding bluffline offering the chance to sit for a spell and gaze off into the wilderness below.
Underneath the bluff line (be careful as you peer over) is a rock foundation that is the namesake feature which lends the trail its name—Hideout Hollow. Legend has it that Jesse James and his gang hid out in this hollow for a time, circumventing the law, and the foundation is the remnant of a shelter they erected. Since Jesse James’ hometown is only 2 hours away in Jane, MO, there is more than just an odd chance that the legend is true.
Even if untrue, the foundation is not from recent times and offers one a chance to ponder its historical connection to the tough people who homesteaded this area.
Hideout Hollow
This trail leads to one of the prettiest waterfall areas in Buffalo River country. The fall is easily 50 feet tall with the surrounding bluffline offering the chance to sit for a spell and gaze off into the wilderness below.
Underneath the bluff line (be careful as you peer over) is a rock foundation that is the namesake feature which lends the trail its name—Hideout Hollow. Legend has it that Jesse James and his gang hid out in this hollow for a time, circumventing the law, and the foundation is the remnant of a shelter they erected. Since Jesse James’ hometown is only 2 hours away in Jane, MO, there is more than just an odd chance that the legend is true.
Even if untrue, the foundation is not from recent times and offers one a chance to ponder its historical connection to the tough people who homesteaded this area.