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Eagle Rock Loop, AR

Our first water crossing On April 4-6 of this year, three friends and I hiked the 28.6-mile  Eagle Rock Loop Trail in Arkansas . I had heard of the trail from my trail running community, NTTR , and we needed some training and outdoor fun as part of our preparation for our big summer adventure. (More about that at another time.)  This was my second AR adventure in the past four months, (See the Ouachita Switchbacks report .) and I am liking the closeness and variety the AR trails offer. None of us had hiked tails with water crossings before , and what we had read about the rising levels of the Little Missouri River and its tributaries made us a little nervous about the hike. ( The Albert Pike Rec. Area deaths were due to quickly rising waters.) The weather cooperated mostly, and none of the crossings were unmanageable or dangerous. Jon, Jim and Amy We parked at the Winding Stairs parking lot and headed counterclockwise on the Loop. We started about 5:30 p.m. and hike