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Exist Outdoors, thanks! It’s been working great for a couple years now, I love it!

Saline Scott, I agree. Once this rain is gone and the trails dry up some it’s going to be a blast. We are neighbors, I live in Arkansas.

Larry Cloyes, agree...we’ve hiked up to Eagle Rock just to stay the night. It’s beautiful with a clear sky. Thanks for watching.

Backpacking With Jason thanks, we have some backpacking trips coming soon. I’ll try to post videos of it on the trail.

Jon Webb, they don’t seem to be that bad to me. I can’t think of any areas that really stick out. Some of the creek crossing areas are fairly rocky but the rest don’t seem that bad. Maybe the shoes just didn’t fit right or something like that. My feet hurt on most of my early trips but after I got my pack weight down and changed the shoes I was wearing all that changed. If you are planning on hiking the OT, the first 3 sections of it are pretty awful as far as rocks go.

We made sure our shoes were good, but we were using packs from when my dad was a kid and he is 54, also we over packed so that was likely it. Although during part where the trail joined with the horse trail it seemed especially bad. Also it was likely bad because we were not used to backpacking, first time for me and first time for my dad since he was a kid.

Jon Webb, I bet it’s just getting use to packing and the weight. Also, ERLis ranked as the toughest hike in the state I believe. Y’all tackled a big one for your first. I’ve got my pack weight to about 15lbs for a 3 day trip or 22lbs for a trip with my wife like this one. I carry a lot of the gear we share. That’s probably what keeps her going. Hopefully your next trip will go much better for your feet. It can definitely make for a miserable trip when your feet aren’t happy!

Thanks! Yeah, we each had about 30lbs packs.

I love the OHT also, we’ve hike about half of it. Looking forward to getting back on it. ERL is one of my favorite hikes in Arkansas, we are going to hiking it again this fall after the leaves are off the trees. You get better view then. I’m with you on the shoes, I only use trail runners now and just wade on through. I hope y’all have a great time on ERL, thanks for watching!

Greg Rinehart I do have a question. We are putting in at rd 106 trailhead and hiking a little on the first day. I know there is a campsite at the spur of Eagle Rock Vista...is there a campsite at Brush Heap or even in the top of Brush Heap? Would love to camp with a 360 view

Larry Cloyes, from memory there is a small camp site but the trail runs right by/through it. I’ve only hiked up the spur trail once and it stopped short of the summit, had to do some rock scrambling/bushwhacking. There is a amazing view up there. I’ve camped on top of Eagle Rock Vista, with a clear sky you’ll get a great sunset/sunrise. Hope this helps.

also, what kind if bugs should i expect in march?

Jon Webb, that’s awesome! Enjoy the hike, I wish I was going with you!

last question what was the weather like when you went?

Jon Webb, might be some mosquito but they shouldn’t be to bad. I hike on the OT last weekend and found 2 ticks on me. If you are starting tomorrow the weather should be great, if you haven’t hiked it before the deepest water crossings will be at Winding Stairs on both sides. You might be able to rock hope the others. If it works out for you I’d recommend getting enough water for the night and camping on Eagle Rock Vista. You’ll get a great sunset/sunrise if it’s a clear sky.

Thanks, it was a great trip. I bet it would be fun to play some cards if I was staying there.

Smilin' Don OUTDOORS: I completely agree, it was just amazing! It rained every day up to the trip then rained Sunday. It worked out perfect! Thanks for watching.

Jeff Myers, sure, it worked out great! Thanks.

Over The Hills: I hiked it the same weekend you did. It was cold! I prefer hiking it in the month’s when the trees are missing leaves. I thunk the views are much better. Thanks for watching, happy hiking!

Stephanie Nash it's a wonderful hike, you'll love it. We are going to do it again in November with hopes of better views since the trees should have lost their leaves. I hope you enjoy the trail when you go, thanks for watching.

CamperJohn it's a great hike. This was my first time in the spring with everything green. I think I prefer the fall months when the leaves are off the trees. Much better views. We are planing on going back this fall so my wife can see the difference .Enjoy your hike when you go and thanks for watching.

We hiked about 2 miles past Little Missouri Falls the first day to the area you have to cross the river, there's a feeder creek that meets the river after you cross. We should've crossed it too and set up camp. That's where Christina fell in (12.8 miles according to my Garmin watch, that includes side hikes to views). Day 2 we stayed at the first campsite on Viles Branch Trail (11.8 miles). Last day we had 6.6 back to the truck. Hope this helps.

Hey Matt, thanks for watching. It was a great trip! I'm sure there will be other hikers, ERL gets a lot of out of state visitors. We only saw 1 snake that I can think of and someone had already killed it. Be prepared for ticks, my wife found 3 on her. I'm sure gnats and mosquitoes and chiggers will be out too. Take water crossing shoes, we saw a group that didn't and they waded the deepest crossing at Winding Stairs in their hiking boots or went barefoot. My opinion is nether of those are good plans. Hope you trip goes well.

Yeah, it scared me too! Luckily the water wasn't very deep or swift where they crossed. She had a bad fall the day before too, this turned out to be a trip she won"t forget I'm sure. I think we had 10ish wet crossings, that was our only accident crossing. Thanks for watching.

Sharon Myers it was beautiful, we have plans of going back in a few weeks again. I love that part of the state. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, I've used it on @ 6 trips now and it's worked great.

Glad you enjoyed it, I was amazed with the whole trip. It was my first backpacking trip out of Arkansas, we are planing to go to Longs Peak this year I believe. I hope you have a great trip, I have to say I'm jealous that y'all are riding the train. That looked like so much fun. Thanks for watching and the nice comment.

Yes it was, we need another trip like that. Thabks