Little Rock, AR: White Rock-Shores Lake Loop
Embark on an 11.8-mile loop into the Ozark Mountains with haunted hollows and undulating ridgelines bearded in oak and rare views of the Arkansas Valley. Best hiked in fall or spring.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 19.0
Waypoints
WRS001
Location: 35.6895370483398, -93.9541702270508
Rustic cabins dot campground; follow blue blazes E
WRS002
Location: 35.688850402832, -93.9500503540039
Turn R onto Ozark Highland Trail; blazes turn white
WRS003
Location: 35.6846885681152, -93.9608764648438
Turn L, following West Loop
WRS004
Location: 35.6820755004883, -93.9643096923828
Carefully cross FR 1003
WRS005
Location: 35.6712417602539, -93.9687271118164
Cross White Rock Creek; during the wet season a strip of small waterfalls roars ahead
WRS006
Location: 35.6692733764648, -93.9669647216797
Cross slippery creekbed again
WRS007
Location: 35.6449317932129, -93.9623107910156
Keep straight under a canopy of oaks and an occasional pine
WRS008
Location: 35.644172668457, -93.96142578125
Shores Lake Trailhead; keep on loop trail through a garden of boulders
WRS009
Location: 35.6733818054199, -93.9468078613281
Skip over creek; primitive campsite nearby
WRS010
Location: 35.6885108947754, -93.9318695068359
Go straight @ 4-way with FR 1003
WRS011
Location: 35.6963806152344, -93.9347076416016
Turn L; climb 1,200 ft. to the breezy summit of White Rock Mtn.; near the top turn R to close loop and finish climb up 2,260-foot peak; then backtrack to parking lot