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 TRAILS
IN JOHNSON COUNTY
Spadra
Creek Nature Trail - 8
miles, lighted, paved, bikes allowed
Ozark Highlands Trail
(Created by the National Trail System Act of 1968)
- Over 34 miles of this trail traverses northern Johnson
County. The trail intersects with the Ozark Highlands National
Scenic Byway (Arkansas 21) at Ozone.
Trailheads:
Cherry
Bend Campground - Scenic Byway 23
Lick Branch Trailhead - County Road 33
Hurricane Creek Wilderness - Highway 123
Big Piney Trailhead - Hwy 21
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The Ozark Highlands Trail
has wonderful vistas, terrific streamside walks, lots of
deep green pools to swim in, bluffs and rocks and boulders
galore, forests that go on forever, and hundreds of waterfalls.
It is currently 165 miles from end to end, with 27
additional miles of connecting spurs and loops, so it makes
for a great long-distance backpacking trail. The trail passes
through 18 campgrounds and other trailheads, and
crosses more than 50 forest roads and highways, providing
plenty of access for dayhikes of all lengths.
Quote
from National Geographic:
The vista from the top is among
the best in the Ozarks, which makes it de facto
one of the best between the Appalachians and the Rockies.
Nonetheless, people who know and love the trail generally
don't talk about its views, fine as they are, when
they describe what they find most appealing about
it.
They
talk about waterfalls and rocky creeks that
surge with every rain and retreat in summer to serene,
solitary pools that tempt even the most prudish
to skinny-dip. They talk about rock formations
like chaotic sculpture gardens and hillsides
profligate with trillium and trout lilies.
They talk about the way most every mile changes
with the seasons, from the white explosions of serviceberry
and dogwood in spring to the reds and oranges of
black gum and maple in fall to winter leaf-off,
when sight lines open to landscapes hidden the rest
of the year behind relentless greenery.
Read the complete article:
National
Geographic
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