ActiveStyle Happy Trails fit hike

ActiveStyle's explorations of places to hike around Arkansas.

Swans and Toads

Happy Trails picks up the ol' hiking pole to check out Wildwood Park's new 1.9-mile Wild 40 Trail.

Fall Branch Trail

A moderately difficult hike at Lake Catherine State Park leads to a nifty waterfall.

Benny Craig Park

Trains and trash compete with potentially peaceful Fourche Creek along a short loop in Little Rock's Benny Craig Park.

Tollantusky Trail

The happy hiker explores Cadron Settlement Park, where settlers once hid from Osage Indians and where steamboats used to land.

Happy Trails: Hindman Park

Little Rock's Hindman Park is a good place to access one of the least polluted parts of Fourche Creek.

Happy Trails: Plenty to see

Little Rock's Museum, Art & Heritage Trail leads the happy hiker on a tour with more.

Happy Trails: Downtown detour

With the Medical Mile partly blocked by demolition of the Broadway Bridge's on-ramp, the happy hiker takes his River Trail ramble in a different direction.

City stroll

MacArthur Park's historic district has a network of sidewalks and cobblestone paths that a hiker can happily follow past two museums, a pond, a fountain, a dog park, a fancy pedestrian bridge and a bunch of mighty homely ducks.

Happy Trails: West Mountain ramble

Happy Trails goes above and beyond in Hot Springs National Park.

Upgrade in the City

The northern section of Allsopp Park has been renovated thanks to some city of Little Rock sewer work.

The Hard(er) Way Up

The Happy Hiker picks his way up piled boulders on Pinnacle Mountain's East Summit Trail, a big climb with an even bigger reward — all of central Arkansas in one 360-degree panorama.

Happy Trails -Enjoying Arkadelphia

The multiuse Feaster Trail proves its popularity, and little DeSoto Bluff lets the hiker enjoy some time alone with a spectacular view.

Happy Trails

The Hard Way

When hiking up Pinnacle Mountain's switchbacks becomes easy, it's time to brave the rock fall on the East Summit Trail.

Begin at Berryhill Park

The happy hiker spends a pleasant morning on paved walking and biking trails in Searcy, paying special attention to the stop signs.

Happy Trails: Audubon Arkansas Wildlife Observation Trail

Audubon Arkansas' nifty Wildlife Observation Trail strolls past pretty plants, bees, birds and a super view of the Little Rock skyline.

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