Mount Magazine via Cove Lake Trail

This route starts and ends at a parking area near the Mount Magazine Lodge complex, covering roughly 1.2 miles round trip with about 150 vertical feet of gain. From the parking area, walk a short access path to the Signal Hill Trail loop and turn onto its north segment. The trail runs across a fairly level, wooded area heading north past the junction with the spur to the Lodge, then curves west and begins climbing. The final stretch steepens gradually as it works up the north side of Signal Hill to the summit (2,753'), Arkansas's highest point, marked by a stone monument built from rock representing the state's six natural divisions, along with a mailbox-style log box and a bench. Return by retracing the same segment back down to the parking area.