Hiking North Central Arkansas, part 3 -- The Norfork Lake Trail

I've finally finished mapping the entire Norfork Lake Trail and thought that deserved a post all to itself.

The Norfork Lake Trail

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To use these maps as you hike, you should download the map of the general area at home before hiking the trail. Here is how to do so. After doing that, you should click on the link below for your section of the trail to load its map. (Aternatively, you can just keep the map for the entire trail in your phone's memory.) Do this someplace where there is WiFi or cell service for your phone since cell service on the trails is spotty. After that the map should stay in your phone's memory as you hike. An Android phone (and possibly an Iphone) will then be able to show you your position along the trail as you hike. I have an Android Moto E and find that the MyMaps app from the Google Play Store works especially well for hiking.

Norfork Lake Trail 1-- Quarry Trailhead

Norfork Lake Trail 2-- Shoal Creek Trailhead to Lake Heights Drive Trailhead (aka Devil's Backbone)

The Norfork Lake Trail 3-- Lake Heights Drive Trailhead (aka "Devil's Backbone Trailhead") to Sycamore Springs Road (AR 342)

Norfork Lake Trail 4-- Sycamore Springs Rd. to Tracy Ferry

The Norfork Lake Trail 5-- Tracy Park to CR 1028

You may also wish to consult the official U. S. Army Corps of Engineers map of the entire lake. Click here for a pdf file of that map.

Hiking North Central Arkansas, Part 2

This page continues the series of hiking maps for North Central Arkansas that I began on my blog post of December 27, 2016. (Click to open that page.) My most recent Google Maps of hiking trails are listed below; clicking on the links above each one will open the map in a separate window.

To use these maps as you hike, you should download the map of the general area at home before hiking the trail. Here is how to do so. After doing that, you should click on the link for your hike to load its map. Do this some place where there is WiFi or cell service for your phone since cell service on the trails is spotty. After that the map should stay in your phone's memory as you hike. An Android phone (and possibly an Iphone) will then be able to show you your position along the trail as you hike. I have an Android Moto E and find that the MyMaps app from the Google Play Store works especially well for hiking.

I'll be adding additional trails to this page, so check back occasionally.

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David's Trail on Norfork Lake -- Bidwell Point Trailhead

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Syllamo Trail -- Green Mountain Loop

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Hiking North Central Arkansas

View above Buffalo City

The Arkansas Ozarks are blessed with a host of great hiking trails. I hope to use this page to provide links to GPS maps of those trails, with illustrative photos and appropriate brief remarks. If you have an Android phone and click on the links, you should be able to see your exact location as you hike along the trail. It's a good idea to download the map of the general area at home before hiking the trail. Here is how to do so. After doing that, you should click on the link for your hike below to load the map. Do this some place where there is WiFi or cell service for your phone since cell service on the trails is spotty. After that it should stay in your phone's memory as you hike and a small blue dot will show your progress as you hike the trail.

This blog posting is a work in progress. Please return often to see additional trails as they are added. Clicking on the links below will open interactive maps in new windows. Within those maps, clicking on the trail brings up basic information, clicking on the location markers brings up more information and a small photo, clicking on the small photo opens a larger version of the photo that may take some time to load. Depending on your cell phone plan and reception, you may not have access to the pictures when you are actually hiking the trail so you should glance at them in advance if you wish. Waterfalls are accurately marked with their GPS coordinates; other scenic attractions are marked only approximately, based on guesswork and my sometimes spotty memory.

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The Robinson Point Hiking Trail

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The Norfork Lake Trail -- Quarry to Shoal Creek (Briarcliff)

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The Norfork Lake Trail -- Devil's Backbone to Shoal Creek Trail

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The Norfork Lake Trail -- Tracy to Sycamore Springs Road

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The Norfork Lake Trail -- Tracy Park to CR 1028

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Ozark Highlands Trail to Matney Camp

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The Lower Buffalo Wilderness Area Hike to Buffalo City Overlook, aka "Staircase Bluff"

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Bushwacking to Helen's Pour-off and Woodman's Pour-off in the Leatherwood Wilderness Area

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The Sylamore Creek Trail -- Gunner Pool to Barkshed

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Richland Creek - Twin Falls Bushwack

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Thunder Canyon, near Erbie (Buffalo National River area)

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Hiking up Indian Creek & Triple Falls at Camp Orr

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GPS Locations of Waterfalls in the Leatherwood Wilderness Area

North Sylamore Creek Trail -- Gunner Pool to Barkshed

Back in March Sue and I hiked the Gunner Pool to Barkshed section of the North Sylamore Creek Trail (4.3 miles one-way) with members of our local chapter of the North Central Master Naturalists.

A Google Map of this hike with more photos is available here --

North Sylamore Creek Trail -- Gunner Pool to Barkshed

Norfork Lake Trail -- Quarry to Shoal Creek

Yesterday morning I joined a fairly large work crew from North Central Arkansas Master Naturalists in maintaining and grooming the first section of the 13+ mile Norfork Lake Trail. This section is 2.6 miles (or 5.2 miles out-and-back). I've posted a trail map with additional information and photos at the link below.

Norfork Lake Trail -- Quarry to Shoal Creek