Balanced Rock
Reachable via a spur off the middle section of the Sunset Trail, Balanced Rock is a novaculite outcropping sitting precariously atop another novaculite boulder.
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Balanced Rock Details
Reachable via a spur off the middle section of the Sunset Trail, Balanced Rock is a novaculite outcropping sitting precariously atop another novaculite boulder. On the Sunset Trail, the Balanced Rock Trail sign points the way to the .2-mile spur, which offers scenic vistas from the rock itself.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Balanced Rock
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Sunset Trail: Balanced Rock Spur
This .2-mile spur off the middle section of the 9.7-mile Sunset Trail leads hikers to Balanced Rock.
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Whittington Spring
Whittington Spring, along with Happy Hollow Spring, are the park's cold-water springs.
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Whittington Park
Named in honor of early Hot Springs resident Hiram Whittington, Whittington Park was originally called Whittington Lake Reserve when it was established in the late 1890s.
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Whittington Avenue
Whittington Avenue, north of the park's western section, covers roughly the same ground as Whittington Trail.
0.9 mi away
Mountain Top Trail
The West Mountain Trails, including Mountain Top Trail, sit just behind and to the west of Bathhouse Row.
