The Glory Hole waterfall in the Ozark National Forest, Arkansas during a period of extreme cold temperatures. It appears that the water froze instantly.
Glory Hole Waterfall
The Glory Hole Waterfall is located in the Ozark National Forest in Northwest Arkansas. The unique waterfall drops 30 feet through a hole in the roof of a bluff cave.
The Glory Hole Waterfall only runs when there is enough rainfall, which generally in Arkansas is in the spring and winter. If there is water flowing and below freezing temperatures for several days it can become a spectacular winter sight.
What to Photograph
There are opportunities to photograph the forest and dismal creek along the trail to the waterfall along with several small falls if the water is running good. The waterfall itself can be photographed from both the top, which is a hole through the rock, use caution people have fallen through and been seriously injured, and from the bottom inside of the bluff cave.
Where it is:
The Glory Hole Waterfall is located in Newton County Arkansas in the Ozark National Forest on Hwy 16 6.3 miles north of Fallsville AR. Coming from the north it is 2.3 miles south of the junction of Hwy 16 and 21.
It is just under a 1 mile hike to the waterfall and is downhill all the way making it up hill all the way back making it a moderate rated trail.
Coming from the south you will see a red barn with a large letter E on the side on the left side of the road, the trail is about 1/2 mile on the right side of the road.
If you are coming from the north you will see an abandoned house on the right side of the road and the trail is across the road on the right side. The only thing you will probably be able to see from the road is any area where cars can pull off and park, there is now a small sign pointing to the Glory Hole Trail.
GPS:
N35 49.326, W93 23.611
Maps:
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Hours:
There is no cost to visit the Glory Hole Waterfall.
Facilities:
The Glory Hole waterfall in the Ozark National Forest, Arkansas during a peroid of extreme cold temperatures. It appears that the water froze instantly.
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