Anyone who has stepped foot on the 218-mile hiking path through Northwest Arkansas should know that credit for its ongoing construction and maintenance falls squarely on the shoulders of the Ozark ...

The Arkansas Trails Council has voted the Ozark Highlands Trail Association as the group’s Organization of the Year. The award presentation will take place at the Arkansas Trails Council quarterly ...

"What is the best season to hike in Arkansas?" I hear this question often. My answer: "All seasons." Because each season offers its own special adventures. However, when it comes to backpacking, I ...

Earlier this month, I answered the Ozark Highlands Trail Association's "Call to Arms." This was the first of four maintenance base camps that the nonprofit organization has scheduled to prepare the ...

Work is progressing on a 1,000-mile Trans-Ozark trail that one day could extend from St. Louis to Fort Smith, Ark. Last week, the National Park Service released its environmental assessment for public ...

Last week I made the drive to visit family in southeastern Missouri and to hike a few places while there as well. Southeast Missouri is a part of the Ozark Highlands which extend into five states. In ...

Every time I go back to visit Missouri, I like to look for a section of the Ozark Trail that I haven’t explored yet. My last visit to this beautiful state was no exception. The trail is over 430 miles ...

This story first appeared in the Outdoors newsletter. Click here to learn more and sign up. On a recent trip to the Courtois section of the Ozark Trail, Kathie Brennan glanced around at all the cut ...

It was the middle of a long Montana winter, and I needed an escape. The landscape was a canvas of snow-covered peaks, beautiful yet isolating, and the relentlessly short, cold days gnawed at my morale ...

Last month, I did a lot of hiking in Missouri. I had been in Colorado for several days. On my way back to Indiana, I stopped in Missouri to camp and explore another section of the Ozark Trail. The ...