Eagle Rock Loop
This trail offers the longest loop trail in Arkansas and was developed along a 100-year-old postal route and old wagon roads.
A combination of the Little Missouri, the Athens-Big Fork and part of the Viles Branch Horse Trail, this trail travels through the southwestern portion of the Ouachita National Forest. The trail has numerous river/stream crossings and travels over nine mountains.
General Information
Eagle Rock Loop is very difficult with a lot of steep and vigorous vertical activity (one leg alone crosses six ridges in eight miles, each between 500 - 800 feet). The Loop also has numerous tricky creek crossings, almost certainly requiring wet crossings in March and April, and one ford of the Little Missouri River that can be 50 yards wide.
There are 4 trailheads:
- Winding Stairs 2.1 miles west of Albert Pike on Forest Road 106
- Little Missouri Falls on Forest Road 25
- Upper Little Missouri Falls 4 miles west of Little Missouri Falls on Forest Road 25
- Middle Athens-Big Fork east of Bard Springs Recreation Area on Forest Road 106
No permit needed.
No fee
Address: 1523 Hwy 270E Mt Ida, AR 71957
Phone: (870) 867-2101
Hours: Visitor center open Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm. (Closed on federal holidays)
Getting There
Directions
There are 4 trailheads:
- Winding Stairs 2.1 miles west of Albert Pike Day Use Area on Forest Road 106
- Little Missouri Falls: on Forest Road 25
- Upper Little Missouri Falls: 4 miles west of Little Missouri Falls on Forest Road 25
- Middle Athens-Big Fork: east of Bard Springs Recreation Area on Forest Road 106
Facility and Amenity Information
Accessibility
Restrooms
Restrooms are not available at this site.
Water
Potable water is not available at this site.
