Wilderness Rider Buffalo Ranch

It’s simple to get your hiking holiday in full flow from here… and each trail switches up the scenery nicely. To start off close by, the Sweden Creek Falls (five minutes’ drive) has a sweet waterfall and a hike that’s under two miles long. For those of you with your sights set on bigger horizons though, there's the 37-mile Buffalo River Trail along the Buffalo river (25 minutes)… and along here, there’s more than just the river for waterside scenery - take in the tall waterfall at Hemmed-In Hollow Falls (45 minutes). Where else to collect some more views? Hawksbill Crag (50 minutes) is a biggie for photography fans - the rock juts out over grand hills and forests. And for another beauty spot, there's the Kings River Falls Natural Area (45 minutes) with an easy two-mile trail and a swimming hole to cool off afterwards. In the Boxley Valley (around half an hour), you’ll be well-set to canoe or kayak the afternoon away, career onto more hiking trails or (if you time your trip right) see elk feeding between Ponca and Boxley after sunrise or later in the day.