Arkansas is lucky to be the home of not one but two jewels in the realm of long-distance hiking trails. The Ozark Highlands Trail and the Ouachita Trail draw hikers from across the country and around ...

Long distance backpacker David Eddy of Russellville will talk today about backpacking the Ouachita Trail, Ozark Highlands Trail, Appalachian Trail and others during the April meeting of the Ozark ...

It was the middle of a long Montana winter, and I needed an escape. The landscape was a canvas of snow-covered peaks, beautiful yet isolating, and the relentlessly short, cold days gnawed at my morale ...

No telling how many hundreds of miles Wade Colwell has logged backpacking along trails in Arkansas, Missouri and beyond. He has the award to show for it. Colwell of Fayetteville is the first hiker to ...

Last month, I did a lot of hiking in Missouri. I had been in Colorado for several days. On my way back to Indiana, I stopped in Missouri to camp and explore another section of the Ozark Trail. The ...

When summer calls, the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas deliver a vibrant blend of hiking trails, cascading waterfalls, and legendary scenic byways. From the winding curves of Scenic 7 to the shaded paths ...