SCHEDULED HIKES

SCHEDULED HIKES

Sept. 13  The 78 Annual Mt. Nebo Chicken Fry

We will be manning the Kids Booth and will be from 10 am until 3 pm. If we can get enough folks, we can each take 1-hour. The Booth will consist of doing different crafts with the kids. We will have an Events Page on Takahik Facebook, where you can sign up and ask questions. Rusty Taylor will be the contact person. 

Sept. 27 National Public Lands Day

We will once again be helping out with the NPLD, located at Dardanelle State Park. We will meet at the Park entrance parking lot at 8:30 am. The Park will furnish trash bags, etc. They will also be furnishing lunch from 11 am until 1 pm. We will be doing trash pickup on Lakefront Drive and maybe a few other places. Sign up on Takahik Facebook. once we post the Event. Rusty Taylor will be the contact person. 

Oct. 4  Mt. Nebo Rim Trail & Picnic 

This will be the beginning of our 28th Season. We will meet at the amphitheater, located just west of the swimming pool, at 8:30 am on Mt. Nebo. We will be furnishing the hotdogs, condiments, paper goods, and ice. You will be responsible to bring a drink, chips, cookies, or anything else you want to bring and share for our lunchtime. Also, bring your lawn chair. We will hike the Rim Trail and then eat lunch. You can sign up on Takahik Facebook, once we post the Event. Let us know you are coming and how many are coming with you, so we will know how much food to provide. Looking forward to our Hiking Season. 

Oct. 11 OHT Maintenance (Section 44) & More 

To get a head start on the hiking season, we will be doing a maintenance trip on our Section of the Ozark Highlands Trail. We will be starting at the Fort Douglas Trailhead, at mile 103.7 and head over to Haw Creek Campground, to mile 102.6. This is a short hike. After the maintenance, we will venture over and hike up to Pam's Grotto, a new and easier way to get there. We will meet at Pleasant View Park, north of Russellville at 8:00 am. Bring your daypack, loppers, hand saws, gloves, lunch, etc. Or you can meet us at the Fort Douglas Trailhead at 8:45 am. We will post an Events Page on our Facebook Page when time gets closer. 

Oct. 18 Dripping Springs Mt. Magazine

We will be doing another easy hike before we get started doing a little harder hikes, bushwhacks, etc. This hike will be on the west end of Mt. Magazine, where the trailhead for Dripping Springs is located, at the Brown Springs Picnic Area. This is a 3-mile round trip hike, rated easy, that follows along the top of the bluffs, where there are several visits and, of course, Dripping Springs. after the hike we will have lunch at the Lodge, or you can bring your lunch. We will meet at Tucker Coliseum at 8:00 am, in Russellville, or you can meet us at the Mt. Magazine Visitor Center at 8:45 am. You can sign up on our Facebook page. 

Oct. 25 Arkansas Subway Tunnel This Hike is FULL

This Hike is Limited to 15: We will make a 4-mile round trip, rated moderate, hike to the Arkansas Subway Tunnel that Jeff Johnson found a few years ago. We will hike along FR 92735 A & B, which is now an ATV Trail. The trip down is easy but coming out and up is a different story! You need to be in pretty good physical shape to make this an enjoyable hike. At the Subway Tunnel you can hike through, from end to end, which is about 200 feet. If you are claustrophobic, this is not recommended to do. You will need water shoes, or boots you do not care about getting wet, and a headlamp or flashlight. I will give instructions once we arrive. Hopefully, the rain predicted this week will not keep us out of the tunnel. Bring your daypack, lunch, hiking pole and meet at Pleasant View Park, 3595 N. Arkansas Avenue, 1-mile north of Russellville, from I-40, at 8:00 AM, or you can also meet us at the Deer School bus parking area at the entrance to Parker Ridge Road at 9:00 AM. Let us know you are coming and where you will meet us. We will only be taking 15 on this hike You can sign up on our Facebook page.

Oct. 25 Alternate Hike - Miller's Goat Trail

For those of us who did not make the cut for the first 15 to sign up for the TAKAHIK "Arkansas Subway Tunnel" hike, we have an alternative hike just for you. If it doesn't rain, we'll hike the Miller's Goat Trail at Mount Nebo State Park. We'll meet at the Bench Trail parking lot at 8AM. Miller's Goat Trail is a beautiful trail that meanders thru the woods and runs parallel to the Bench Trail crossing over the Bench Trail several times. It circles the mountain and we'll end up where we started. Afterwards, we'll go down the mountain to Tarascos in Dardanelle for lunch. See you there.

You can sign up on our Facebook page. 

Nov. 1 Pedestal Rocks Scenic Area Trail Maintenance

We will be doing our Annual Trail Maintenance on both loops, King's Bluff and Pedestal Rocks. Each loop is around 2-miles, so if we have enough folks, we will, do like we usually do and, split up into two groups. Bring your loppers, handsaws, and gloves, and meet at Pleasant View Park, 3595 N. Arkansas Avenue, 1-mile north of Russellville, from I-40, at 8:00 am, or you can meet us at Pedestal Rocks Trailhead at 8:45 am. Afterwards, it is just a short drive to Hillbilly Slim's for a late lunch, or you can bring your lunch. Pedestal Rocks Scenic Area is probably one of the most used trail systems in the Ozarks, so we want to get a head start on the trail maintenance. Let us know you are coming and where you will meet us. You can sign up on our Facebook Events Page and leave a comment.

Nov. 8  Petit Jean Mountain Hike & Lodge

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