Hikers explore Highlands route: Hill N Dale Hiking Club will hike Wednesday on the Ozark Highlands Trail from the Morgan Fields trailhead to Hare Mountain. Hare Mountain is the highest point on the Ozark Highlands Trail. This is a 5-mile out and back hike.
Hill N Dale Hiking Club will hike Thursday along the Elk River Hiking Trail near Independence, Kan. The hike is 6 miles out and back. The drive to get there is approximately two hours, 20 minutes from Bella Vista.
Last week some fine fall foliage drives were featured here in NWA Outdoors. This week let s look at some fall foliage adventures for hikers and paddlers.
Paddle around the park
The Van Winkle Hollow arm of Beaver Lake, east of Rocky Branch park, is popular with paddlers because much of the water is surrounded by Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area. There are two launch sites in the park.