Queen Wilhelmina – Reservoir Trail GPX

Reservoir Trail trailhead - Queen Wilhelmina

This is a short but vigorous trail. It takes you from the Lodge overlook down to the reservoir that was part of the 1890′s Wilhelmina Inn water system.

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Queen Wilhelmina – Spring Trail GPX

Spring Trail - Queen Wilhelmina

If you are looking for a short easy wooded trail, consider the Spring Trail at Queen Wilhelmina State Park (near Mena, Arkansas).

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Queen Wilhelmina – Lover’s Leap Trail

Lover's Leap Overlook - Queen Wilhelmina State Park

Back in November when I was attending the annual meeting of the Friends of the Ouachita Trail at Queen Wilhelmina State Park (near Mena, Arkansas), I hiked the Lover’s Leap Trail for the first time.

It turns out that I missed the best part.

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Queen Wilhelmina Trails Open Again 2010-07-18

Good news. As of today, the trails at Queen Wilhelmina State Park are open again.

I would assume that means they have not had any recent bear sightings.

[Photo: Pixelperfectdigital.com]

Bears Close Queen Wilhelmina Trails 2010-07-05

View of Ouachita Mountains from Queen Wilhelmina State Park Lodge

Arkansas State Parks has announced a temporary trail closure at Queen Wilhelmina. Here is the announcement from the QWSP website:

Special Notice
Trails at Queen Wilhelmina State Park are currently closed due to increased wildlife activity. Please contact the park for more information. 479-394-2863 or queenwilhelmina@arkansas.com

And an ASP tweet added: “Bear sightings due to the berry season. Just trying to keep everyone safe, bears included.”

[See this post for update.]

[Update: 2010-09-04 (broken links removed)]

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