These are views from the top of the old quarry not far from downtown. This place is probably a two or three mile hike from our front door. One thing about the urban area of the downtown s of North Little Rock and Little Rock is the many hiking and biking trails. Across the river is a Little Rock municipal golf course and there is another golf course on our side of the river across from this golf course which is not visible in these photos. We had parked the car in a lot for the river trail just yards from the first tee box and hiked here in mere minutes.
There is a bike and hike trail several miles long that starts on the north side (our side) of the river and goes way up to the lock and dam which is not quite visible in the top photo beyond the golf course. There is a pedestrian/ biking bridge that goes over the lock and dam to the south side of the river. That bridge is called the big dam bridge. It is very high and it is impressively big. The trail comes all the way back downtown winding by the golf course and through the city to cross the river again close to the Clinton Presidential Library back to where it starts.
Over here in the quarry and Burns Park there are numerous side trails, an equestrian trail and many other recreational opportunities besides golf. Strong selling points for the area.