Hike Hardy
Hardy is the Eastern Ozarks’ four-season getaway.
Our Hike Hardy videos showcase easy hikes within 25 to 45 minutes of downtown Hardy in a series of four short videos of the Bubbling Springs Nature Trail, Grand Gulf State Park, Hall’s Creek Canyon Natural Area, and the Narrows Overlook Trail.
Join Hardy resident Connor Thompson to sample the beauty of our region on these four quick trips. These trails have springs, streams, cliffs, an old mill, and some of the most biologically diverse terrain in the Ozarks.
Use the interactive Google map at right to plan your hike!
Bubbling Springs Nature Trail
Twenty-five minutes south of town, this 1.1 mile out-and-back trail leads to a spring in one of the most biodiverse areas in the Ozarks.
Located within the 415 acre Rock Creek Natural Area, which lies within the nearly 14,000 Harold E. Alexander Wildlife Management Area, this is the Ozarks at its best.
Hall’s Creek Canyon
About 27 minutes west of Hardy is Hall’s Creek Canyon Natural Area. This site packs a lot into 33 acres, with a deeply incised, narrow canyon rare to this part of the Ozarks and it is the only known home in Arkansas of the wall-rue spleenwort.
There is also a cave that served as one of the state’s first public schools. The trail is six-tenths of a mile.
Grand Gulf State Park
Thirty minutes north of Hardy is Grand Gulf State Park featuring a collapsed cave with 130-foot walls and a stream at the bottom that feeds Mammoth Spring. (Don’t miss Mammoth Spring State Park on the drive up!)
There’s also a stunning natural bridge. While the trail is only about a mile, the canyon floor is accessed by some serious stairs.
Narrows Overlook Trail
Located in the Mark Twain National Forest forty-five minutes northeast of Hardy, you will find the Narrows Overlook Trail. This hike offers a giant spring, an old mill site, and a large karst formation. It’s a great morning or afternoon in nature to add to your visit!
This is a 1.6 mile out-and-back trail. The trail is wide, but the are some significant inclines and declines along the route.
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