Honobia Creek Scenic Route

Please be careful with this trail! If the game warden catches you riding you will get a ticket. Only use of vehicles allowed are to and from your deer stand and under 700cc’s.

This trail was 90% gravel and 10% soft dirt and wide enough to avoid pin striping. It offered several steep inclines and declines depending on your direction of travel, and a handful of technical areas to pay attention to due to minor ruts and obstacles. Several scenic overlooks of the Ouchita Mountains made this roughly two-hour trail absolutely worth the trip.

Road was completely under water with an entire river going over it at the East Creak crossing on the far West side. Several other water crossing on the East side we did not attempt due to the speed of the water. Was unable to complete either side of the loop. Still worth doing what you can for the spectacular views.

A tractor trailer blocked the trail. Path around the trail was deep mud. Behind the trailer was a large muddy water puddle with a 5’ steep muddy climb behind the puddle

Ran the trail east of Indian Route 144 mid day. Did the entire route in 2 wheel drive without any difficulty. If it was wet, it would increase difficulty. Only problem today was having to wait for logging trucks blocking the route. They were all nice and moved over as soon as they had a chance so I could get by, so no complaints. The route winds through the forest and over hills and into valleys offering some spectacular views of the countryside. It also offers views of areas stripped of trees from the logging. Good to see reforestation taking place as well. Overall, a fun trail.

Nice weather, rained sporadically throughout the afternoon, just enough to keep the dust down. We took a few nice side quests and saw some exceptional views, but parts of the forest are cut by a paper mill, so there are some uglier ones, too. We thought that the road was decently maintained, in fact, there was a grader next to the road. Closest gas is in Hochatown, there’s no cell service, and it’s reasonable to assume that you won’t see anyone else once you’ve left the pavement. On our way out, we ran across a couple who’d had a puncture and a bad valve stem on the spare. Make sure that your rig is reliable, you’ve got gas, a spare, tools, etc. We had an enjoyable afternoon, it was worth the long drive to and from.

Dusty, some rough places, no issues for the grand cherokee. Saw deer but no bigfoot. Great time. Thanks.

This trail would be a 2 when dry. It was definitely not dry today. Sending it in 4-high seems to be the only thing keeping us from a recovery in about half a dozen locations. Great views up top.

Some places were muddy but for the most part pretty dry. Nice trail with great views

Very wet conditions. A few muddy places but an extremely easy trail that should not have been rated a 3. Absolutely needed the trail map as there was numerous side forest trails that could also get you lost.

Great overall trail. Lots of rain and water flowing. A little discouraged going in due to timber has been cut at South entrance. Cut over to north side and scenery was better. All in all a great trip.