Little Rock

When to come?: 

Little Rock is a 4-season destination, so come when it's convenient, or plan your trip around the Little Rock Marathon or the Ouchita Trail 50K

What mountains/hills can I hike nearby?: 

The best place to get some mountain hiking in is Pinnacle Mountain State Park - the East Summit Trail or the West Summit Trail.

Hiking
Hiking: 

One of the best places for hiking near Little Rock is Pinnacle Mountain State Park - the park is just to the west of Little Rock, and has great views at the top of the park.

For longer hikes, pick up the Ouchita Trail - at 225 miles, you can go as far out as you want.

Trails: 

Arkansas River Trail

The Arkansas River Trail runs along both banks of the Arkansas River in Little Rock, Arkansas and North Little Rock. The trail is longer in North Little Rock, but will be extended on the Little Rock side to match to make a loop trail. The trail is paved, and very suitable for road biking, inline skating, or running.

14.00miles

http://www.rivertrail.org/PDF/rivertrail_map.pdf

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Pinnacle Mountain State Park

Description: 

Pinnacle Mountain State Park just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, is a popular place to go for a hike - although it isn't the tallest mountain in Arkansas, the views from the top are fantastic.

There are two trails to the top - the West Summit Trail and the East Summit Trail. The West Summit Trail is 0.75 miles long, and is marked with signs from 1 to 10 that let you know how far you are from the top. This is not an easy climb, and can be quite strenuous - and that's the easy way up! The East Summit Trail involves more hand over hand boulder climbing, so that's not for the faint of heart. You can also hike around the base of the mountain, or take one of the many other trails in the park - these link up to the Ouchita Trail, which goes for 225 miles into Oklahoma.

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Running
Running: 
The Arkansas Pikes Peak Society trains for the Pikes Peak Marathon - they published a collection of Little Rock running routes here - http://www.littlerockroadrunners.com/LRRC/routes/pikespeak.pdf The Little Rock Road Runners have a list of less aggressive routes in the area here - http://www.littlerockroadrunners.com/index.php?main=routes Also consider just taking the Arkansas River Trail - it's flat, paved, and away from traffic.
Parks: 
Pinnacle Mountain State Park
Big Dam Bridge
Road Biking: 
Little Rock Road Biking