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Pinnacle Mountain – Rocky Valley/East Quarry Trails

By Mike Newman, on October 3, 2010

H.L. Dickinson Overlook on East Quarry Trail – Pinnacle Mountain State Park

Even though Pinnacle Mountain State Park’s Rocky Valley and East Quarry are listed as separate trails, I would suggest treating them as a single trail. East Quarry Trail is the best part, but you can’t get to it without hiking the Rocky Valley Trail.

Approximate Elevation Profile Based on GPS Data

Interactive Rocky Valley/East Quarry Trails GPX Map

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Rocky Valley Trail – Pinnacle Mountain State Park

The Rocky Valley Trail is a 1.5-mile semi-loop that is a nice short hike through a wooded valley. The East Quarry Trail adds another 1.1 miles to the hike and has the most interesting terrain and scenery.

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Pinnacle Mountain Summit Trail Loop

By Mike Newman, on July 20, 2010

View from Pinnacle Mountain West Summit Trail

About a week ago, my son and I climbed up to the top of Pinnacle Mountain (at Pinnacle Mountain State Park), near Little Rock. I had been thinking that it shouldn’t be too difficult of a hike compared to some of the other hikes I had done this past year (such as climbing Winding Stair Mountain or climbing Rich Mountain).But the Pinnacle Mountain East Summit Trail is pretty unique.

Approximate Elevation Profile Based on GPS Data

Interactive Pinnacle Mountain Summit Trail GPX Map

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Boulder area of the East Summit Trail (Pinnacle Mountain)

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The hike we did is a loop – first climbing up the East Summit Trail to the top, then taking the West Summit Trail down the other side, and then turning right and following the Base Trail back to the beginning.