THE INTERIOR HIGHLANDS NOBO THRU HIKE

Highlights

• 1,714 mile thru hike starting Pinnacle Mountain State Park near Little Rock, AR and ending in Kansas City, MO
• This is a year round hike and optional paddle. In the late summer it becomes rather hot and humid.
• You will hike all of the ONRT, OHT, BRT, OT, Keystone, and Katy
• You will float segments of the Buffalo, Current, and Meramec Rivers

The Trails

1. Starting at Pinnacle Mountain State Park near Little Rock, AR
2. Hike 192 miles of the Ouachita National River Trail
3. Road walk, shuttle, or float 90 miles of the Between the Trails section
4. Hike 320 miles of the Ozark Highlands Trail, the Buffalo River Trail, and the Keystone Trail.
5. As an alternative you can follow the 164 mile Upper Buffalo River Great Circle Route, floating a segment of the Buffalo River.
6. Hike 390 miles of the Ozark Trail.
7. As an alternative you can follow the 84 mile Upper Current River Great Circle Route, floating a segment of the Current River.
8. Float 124 miles Meramec River, Greenway Section.
9. Hike/Bicycle 350 miles the Katy Trail.
10. The Interior Highlands Thru hike ends in Kansas Cit, MO

If you chose to bypass the road walk between the ONRT and the OHT you can float The Poteau River and Arkansas River (The Between the Trails section). These floats are self outfitted. Check the FoOt website for people willing to shuttle you and your gear to the OHT trailhead.