Detailed, map-based hiking guide for Arkansas' best hiking and biking trails
Arkansas Hiker is a detailed, map-based smartphone guide to Arkansas' best trails. It maps and lists hundreds of important hiker waypoints such as water sources, tenting sites, road crossings, detailed resupply information, and many more.
The free demo covers the Pinnacle Mountain State Park trail system, along with 20 miles of the eastern end of the Ouachita Trail.
In-app purchases include guides for:
- Ouachita National Recreation Trail
- Eagle Rock Loop
- Buffalo River Trail
- Pinnacle Mountain
- Ozark Highlands Trail
Key features:
- No mobile or internet connection is required after initial setup -- works in Airplane Mode
- Detailed maps with your GPS location
- Elevation profile view
- Custom route creator
- Multiple offline map choices
- Real-time comments from other hikers
- Send your current location to friends or family via text message or email
The guidebook lists every waypoint in order by distance along the trail and how far away you are from each waypoint. The guidebook also includes a detailed town guide for major resupply points, towns, and services along each trail.
Waypoint details include:
- Mileage point and elevation
- Photographs
- Distance to the next water source and tent site
- Comments section where you may post comments and read other hikers’ comments
Types of waypoints:
- Water sources (including the reliability of each water source)
- Detailed resupply and town information:
- post offices and other package services
- restaurants
- grocery stores and convenience stores
- gear shops and hardware stores
- laundromats
- lodging, public showers, public restrooms
- public libraries
- Tenting sites/camping sites
- Trail junctions
- Parking areas along the trail
- Picnic areas, campgrounds, ranger stations
- Roads, railroad tracks, power lines, fences, gates
- Natural landmarks (e.g. mountain passes)
- Privies/restrooms
- Views