Pig Trail Closed for Months!

[magicmike]

Just saw on the news. Hiway 23 will be closed for repair between Cass and Brashears.-M-

[magicmike]

Landslide a mile north of Mulberry Mountain Resort.

[Deuce]

When I was a pup we moved from Stuttgart to Harrison. I remember finally working up the nerve to ask my dad when we were gonna get to Falling Rock.

[cpresoz]

That's a little south of the previous, large, landslide that closed the road for a long time and led to a lot of sediment entering the Left Prong of Mountain Creek during construction. Hopefully it's not that extensive.

[nathan richard]

thanks for the update. planning to camp down there this weekend.

[magicmike]

Closed for several weeks. Just heard on the news. 3 miles of the road between the Mulberry Mountain Lodge and Fly Gap road are sagging and cracking. -M-

[magicmike]

I was picturing a landslide across the road from what they said this morning. No matter what, now we gotta take the long way if we want to hit anything down there this weekend. -M-

[magicmike]

Gonna be a" bummer man" for some unsuspecting Wakarusa goers, I'm guessing. -M-

[Smo_Off]

Not Good
I hope it doesn't hurt Turner Bend too bad

[Paddlegal]

There is a kayaker in this news blurb. Is it one of you?


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A week more of 80% chance of rain in the state and downtown Little Rock already flooded.

[Dan Daniel]

Alternate routes to the Mulberry.
Those coming from Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, Bella Vista, etc.) may want to play it safe by taking I-49 south to I-40 east at Alma, then follow 23 north from I-40 in Ozark.
If you're traveling from Northwest Arkansas and are equipped for dirt roads, you have options. The most direct (and challenging) is to take Highway 23 south as normal to East Fly Gap Road, located just before the road closure. East Fly Gap Road takes you over a rough patch to Morgan Mountain Road. Follow this south a few miles and turn east on Highway 215 to Byrd's.
You can also turn south at Combs on Mill Creek Road (2/101) and follow it to east Fane Creek Road (1520) to Cass.
Other "scenic" county road options can be found from St. Paul, Pettigrew, Boston, Fallsville, and Salus.
Go Play!

[Owl]

Alternate routes to the Mulberry.
Those coming from Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, Bella Vista, etc.) may want to play it safe by taking I-49 south to I-40 east at Alma, then follow 23 north from I-40 in Ozark.
If you're traveling from Northwest Arkansas and are equipped for dirt roads, you have options. The most direct (and challenging) is to take Highway 23 south as normal to East Fly Gap Road, located just before the road closure. East Fly Gap Road takes you over a rough patch to Morgan Mountain Road. Follow this south a few miles and turn east on Highway 215 to Byrd's.
You can also turn south at Combs on Mill Creek Road (2/101) and follow it to east Fane Creek Road (1520) to Cass.
Other "scenic" county road options can be found from St. Paul, Pettigrew, Boston, Fallsville, and Salus.
Go Play!

I might add that your phone or GPS may or may not show those forest roads. You may need one of these:

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[magicmike]

+1 on the Gazetteer! It'll take you anywhere you want to go. -M-

[tdpitts]

I saw a note on the Turner Bend page that 23 has one lane open through the previously closed area.

[magicmike]

Closed again. Road dropped another 4 feet last night.