Peggy Bulla will lead an impromptu hike to Kettle Falls (called that in AllTrails, but a.k.a. Tea Kettle Falls) in the Madison County/McIlroy Wildlife  Management Area, Saturday, April 27.  (Note:  This hike will also be repeated on Monday, April 29, 2024).

Name of Hike:  Tea Kettle Falls

Hiking Distance:      3.5 miles, Loop

Rating:      Easy, but steep grade down going in and long grade up back to trailhead.  Hopefully there will be ankle-deep creek crossings, so bring water shoes.

Meeting Place and Time:

• Meet at 10:00 AM at Chana’s Corner Shell Service Station, corner of AR Hwys 23 and 12, 11 miles south of Eureka Springs, or 8 miles north of Forum on Hwy 23.
• Click on “Location” below or see Google Map link at:  Chana’s Corner – Google Maps

Driving Distance:  46 min from Fayetteville via Hwy 45.   From there we will drive about 2 miles to Trailhead

Description:  This needs to be an impromptu hike to possibly see flowing water through the “tea kettle.” 🤞 We will walk a closed, gravel road down to Warm Creek then follow it along the valley floor.  With an early spring, the poison ivy is in full leaf, and ticks also are out so come prepared.  The  valley floor offers lots of wildflowers.  The hike out follows an old access road so it’s a gentle but long slope.

Hike Leader:  Peggy Bulla, 479 586 2493, peggy.bulla@gmail.com, or sunnypegs@aol.com

Repeat Performance:  Peggy Bulla will lead a repeat hike to Kettle Falls (called that in AllTrails, but a.k.a. Tea Kettle Falls) in the Madison County/McIlroy Wildlife  Management Area, Monday, April 29.  (Note:  This hike was also offered on Saturday, April 27, 2024).

Name of Hike:  Tea Kettle Falls

Hiking Distance:      3.5 miles, Loop

Rating:      Easy, but steep grade down going in and long grade up back to trailhead.  Hopefully there will be ankle-deep creek crossings, so bring water shoes.

Meeting Place and Time:

• Meet at 10:00 AM at Chana’s Corner Shell Service Station, corner of AR Hwys 23 and 12, 11 miles south of Eureka Springs, or 8 miles north of Forum on Hwy 23.
• Click on “Location” below or see Google Map link at:  Chana’s Corner – Google Maps

Driving Distance:  46 min from Fayetteville via Hwy 45.   From there we will drive about 2 miles to Trailhead

Description:  This needs to be an impromptu hike to possibly see flowing water through the “tea kettle.” 🤞 We will walk a closed, gravel road down to Warm Creek then follow it along the valley floor.  With an early spring, the poison ivy is in full leaf, and ticks also are out so come prepared.  The  valley floor offers lots of wildflowers.  The hike out follows an old access road so it’s a gentle but long slope.

Hike Leader:  Peggy Bulla, 479 586 2493, peggy.bulla@gmail.com, or sunnypegs@aol.com

Highlands Chapter April Meeting

Our speaker, David Eddy of Russellville, is a Sassafras Hiking Award recipient, an award given by the Ozark Society to individuals who have hiked all four major regional trails. They are the Buffalo River Trail, the Ozark Highlands Trail, the Ozark Trail and the Ouachita Trail.    David has hiked numerous other places including the Appalachian Trail and has some favorite areas.   His enthusiasm for hiking is so infectious we may feel we’re on the trail beside him.

Because some members have expressed an interest in knowing more about the Ouachitas, I asked David to speak about the Ouachita Trail.   He has hiked it now 6 times, knows the shuttle possibilities, and recently took pictures of each shelter along the way.

So mark the date on your calendar and plan to join us Tuesday evening, April 30th.   All are welcome for social time at 6:30 PM and the meeting, starting at 7:00.  Visitors and guests are welcome.

WHEN:

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

6:30-7:00 pm social time

7:00 pm announcements

Guest Speaker immediately following announcements

WHERE:

First United Presbyterian Church

Witherspoon Hall

695 E. Calvin Street

Fayetteville, AR 72703

SPEAKER:

David Eddy, Russellville

Sassafras Hiking Award Recipient

“The Ouachita Trail and More”

Feel free to call me if you have questions. If you want to respond to me from this announcement, please use “REPLY”, not “REPLY ALL”. We have over 200 members in the Highlands Chapter of the OS. We’d love to see many of you at our meetings. If you have interests that you’d like to have a program about, please let me know.

Hope to see you at this last meeting of the season! 

Peggy Bulla

OSHC Vice-Chair

(479) 586-2493