Ariel Falls
Montgomery County, Arkansas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Montgomery County, Arkansas
- The walk
- About 19.8 miles round trip from Highway 298
- Ground & access
- A long remote forest hike. The source lists creek crossings, shelter spurs and access roads along the trail but does not provide a complete surface or accessibility assessment.
Ariel Falls lies on the Ouachita Trail near Irons Fork Creek. Friends of the Ouachita Trail identifies the falls at mile 128.9 and Highway 298 trailhead parking at mile 138.8; follow the trail toward decreasing mileposts.
Plan your visit
Ouachita Trail at mile 128.9
Calculated from the trail organization’s mileposts: Highway 298 parking at 138.8 minus Ariel Falls at 128.9 equals 9.9 miles each way. This is a documented long approach, not a claim that it is the shortest route.
A long remote forest hike. The source lists creek crossings, shelter spurs and access roads along the trail but does not provide a complete surface or accessibility assessment.
Where to start
Highway 298 trailhead is explicitly listed with parking by Friends of the Ouachita Trail. Intermediate forest-road intersections are not assumed to provide parking.
Timing & water
The organization warns that Ariel Falls is not reliable in the dry season. Carry water and verify current trail conditions.
Before you go
Fees, permits and reservation requirements for this visit have not been confirmed; check with the land manager.
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