Carriage Road
This former carriage road, now a gravel path, once delivered excursion parties entering through the Army-Navy grounds to the summit of Hot Springs Mountain.
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Carriage Road Details
This former carriage road, now a gravel path, once delivered excursion parties entering through the Army-Navy grounds to the summit of Hot Springs Mountain. Starting above the Grand Promenade at the cast-iron Army-Navy gate, the short .1-mile trail follows a nearly straight line to Hot Springs Mountain Drive and Tufa Terrace Trail. Brick squares along the route were once bench foundations, and the Marine bandstand, which was removed before 1944, stood near the beginning of the old road.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
0.2 miles
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Dead Chief Trail
The 1.4-mile one-way Dead Chief Trail has its trailhead at the Army-Navy Hospital gate above the Stevens Balustrade.
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Tufa Terrace Trail
The short .2-mile Tufa Terrace Trail begins above the Grand Promenade at Stevens Balustrade.
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Stevens Balustrade
The original main entrance to Hot Springs Reservation, as it was called from 1832 until 1922, was between the Maurice and Fordyce bathhouses directly below the Stevens Balustrade.
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Hot Springs National Park
The hot springs in Arkansas' Ouachita Mountains were used for their healing powers for centuries by Native Americans before Congress protected them in 1832, making this one of the oldest, albeit smallest, parks in the federal system.
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Maurice Bathhouse
The Maurice Bathhouse opened for business on Jan. 1, 1912, the first facility offering a more luxurious bathhouse experience.
