Hole in the Ground

Parking and trailhead are at the same location (34.66305, -93.89378). So we started our hike today on a nice sunny day. At the start of the hike it is a slight up hill walk for a little bit (always nice to go down hill at the end). And it is an easy trail to follow. Once at the top of the hill there is a nice view of the surrounding area (34.65659, -93.89087). As you continue to follow the trail we came to a point where we had to leave the main trail at (34.65427, -93.89320). Once you leave the main trail there is a slight sign of a trail (but it doesn’t last long). You will continue to make your way down the steep decent. As we got closer to the bottom of the hill we found an old trace road that we followed for a little bit. We left the trace road (34.65449, -93.89670) and made our way to the creek bed. Once at the creek bed we had to cross the creek (depending on the amount of water will determine the way it’s crossed). We were able to rock jump across today. Once we crossed we found a nice jeep road that we followed that took us straight to the falls (other than we had to cross the three more times). After the forth creek crossing you will come to Upper Hole in the Ground Falls  in less the .25 miles (34.64601, -93.89664). After you reach Upper Hole in the Ground Falls just follow the trail up to the left and then back down and you will arrive at Lower Hole in the ground Falls (34.64573, -93.89650). Today we brought our hammocks with us and relaxed for awhile before we headed back out. As we headed out we of course had to cross the creek several more times. After we cross for the last time is when we started our steep incline back to the top of the hill to reach the main top trail. This is a good heavy breathing incline, but not horrible. I would say this is a moderate hike with one strenuous climb uphill. Once we reached the top we were back on the mean trail (service road). So the way back to the parking is fairly easy. Map my fitness clocked our hike at 4.52 miles while GAIA clocked it at 3.77 miles. Below is a link to our GAIA track for you to use if you would like.