We decided to wait until Monday to go for a hike, to avoid the weekend crowds, on the 26 miles of trails in Hot Springs NP. The trails are primarily split between the east and west mountains. But they are generally short. There is one 17.8 mile loop around the perimeter of the park, but that was a bit more then we wanted to take on. So we grouped a series of four tails together to form a 3.8 mile loop (610ft elevation gain, 1,032 Calories burned) on West Mountain (West Mountain trail to Mountain Top Trail to Oak Trail to Canyon Trail). About halfway through we saw a group of 5 deer a bit off the trail. Otherwise we were in the woods the whole way and could not see much. But the clouds were hanging low with bouts of drizzle so we were happy to get off the trail before it started raining. Afterwards we went to our Mexican food favorite for a late lunch before heading back to the Wanderer.
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Entrance Sign for West Mountain
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West Mountain Trail
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Deer in the woods
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