Jeff's Arkansas Hiking Blog: Emerald Hollow Waterfalls - Horsehead Lake & Horsehead Creek Area - Northwest of Clarksville and South of Batson

3/15/2020 - Emerald Hollow Waterfalls (WF) - On Google Earth also

GPS Coordinates - (Latitude, Longitude, Elevation)

Parking Location: 35.57032, -93.64103

WF 1: 35.57659, -93.63849

WF 2: 35.58123, -93.63609

Little Emerald Falls: 35.58258, -93.63784

WF 4: 35.58349, -93.63876

Shelter: 35.58404, -93.63907

WF 5: 35.58438, -93.63977

WF 6: 35.58529, -93.64091

WF 7: 35.58541, -93.64162

WF 8: 35.58557, -93.64213

WF 9: 35.58568, -93.64390

WF 10: 35.58576, -93.64402

WF 11: 35.58574, -93.64433

Emerald Hollow falls: 35.58603, -93.64425

WF 13: 35.58616, -93.64442

Prudence falls: 35.58642, -93.64450

Dunlop falls: 35.58614, -93.64478

Shelter 2: 35.58644, -93.64388

Shelter 3: 35.58643, -93.64383

Rock Formation: 35.58649, -93.64370

The Hoodoo rock formation: 35.58669, -93.64371

Pedestal Rock: 35.58662, -93.64316

Rock Formation: 35.58744, -93.64201

Hammerle falls: 35.58844, -93.64095

Crescent falls: 35.58807, -93.64092

WF 18: 35.58710, -93.64074

WF 19: 35.58694, -93.64084

WF 20: 35.58574, -93.64083

WF 21: 35.58539, -93.64075

Markers:

Faucets markers = Named waterfalls

Camera markers = Unnamed waterfalls

Level of Difficulty: The first and last parts hiking along the gravel road is easy to moderate / Bushwhacking up hollow and hiking along hills is Strenuous

Hiking Statistics for Loop: 3.82 miles / The Highest to Lowest elevation difference is 624 ft.

These hills are very steep as you get close to Emerald Hollow falls. They are some of the steepest and can be challenging.

The parking area is at Horsehead Lake on the right just after you drive through Horsehead Creek. You can type in Horsehead Lake Rec Area on google maps to help guide you to the lake which is on the other side of the creek so you have to drive through the creek to reach that also. Park over to the left so that you don't block the road to some pieces of private property. Start hiking on that gravel road that goes along Horsehead Creek and when you come to a fork, take the road on the left that goes up hill. You will eventually see water crossing the road and hear water falling. A waterfall will be on your right. This will be the first waterfall you come across. You will have to back track some to get below that waterfall and the same to get back on the gravel road where you were above it. I've seen some people drive up this gravel road with Jeeps as well as some people riding their horses. If you put the coordinates in that I provided into your gps, follow the gravel road that will lead you to those. As you are hiking along that gravel road, you will see Emerald Hollow to your right. You will see a cascade down there eventually. I usually will get off the road and hike down to that cascade and then hike back to the road and continue on that road. Further up that road, you will see Little Emerald Falls to your right. I hike down to that and then back up to the road. Hike on the road until you reach where the road crosses Emerald Hollow. Just before that, you will see another waterfall on your right. If you look up the hollow while still on the road, you will see a big shelter up there. I start hiking up on the left side of Emerald hollow after going to the last waterfall and then cross the creek to reach the shelter. After you are finished there, start hiking up Emerald hollow. You will pass by many small waterfalls. Eventually you will reach a fork. The main hollow is to the left and it is a branch on the right that runs into the hollow. I always go to the left and stay in the main hollow when hiking up the creek. You will pass by another waterfall before you reach Emerald Hollow falls. When you are done there, use the hill on the right side to get up to the top of the falls. The hill takes you up high and then after you take a left to go along the hillside, you will have to go down the hill some to get back into the creek to see the other waterfalls. While you are working your way downhill, you will see another waterfall just above Emerald Hollow falls. I always keep going until I am at the top of that falls and in the creek. It is easier to get to the bottom of that waterfall from Dunlop falls, which is in a drainage to the left of that falls. After you get down to the top of the waterfall above Emerald Hollow falls, look up the hollow and you will see Prudence falls. I hike up to that and spend some time there. When you are done there, head up the hillside and hike along it over to that drainage mentioned that was on the other side of the hollow. You will see to your left Dunlop falls. I always stay up until I'm above the lower part and then I head down hill below the upper part. Dunlop falls has an upper and lower part. After I am done there, I head down the drainage to get below the lower part. After that, I head down the drainage to that other waterfall just above Emerald Hollow falls. When I am done there, I work my way back up to being in front of Prudence falls. Then I work my way back up the hill on the right that I was on earlier to reach Prudence falls. While you are working your way up the hill, you will see the bluff that you had seen earlier when you were working your way to Prudence falls. Hike all the way up to where you are just below the bluff and go to the right There are some nice shelters up there. Work your way along the bluff to that drainage you passed by earlier that was on your right at the fork. While you are working your way along that bluff, you will see a hill to go up on your left. That hill will take you up to the Hoodoo rock formation, which was named by Daniel Frew. I provided the coordinates to the Hoodoo. Work your way up that hill and you will see the Hoodoo to the left. I hike over to it and spend some time there. When you are done, head back down to where you were earlier right along the bluff. Then keep working your way to the drainage. Eventually, you will have to start heading down hill some at an angle where you are still working your way to the drainage but getting lower where you can reach the drainage at a point where you will be below Hammerle falls. When you see Hammerle falls to the left from a distance, start working your way to get down into the drainage. There is another waterfall down there but you want to be above that where you can hike directly to Hammerle falls so don't go too far down. I then hike up to Hammerle falls in the drainage and spend some time there. After I am done there, I head on down the drainage to that other waterfall I was just talking about. Work your way along the hillside to get below that waterfall. After you are done there, keep working your way down the drainage and eventually you will get back to the fork that you were at earlier. There are other waterfalls along the way as you work your way back to the fork. When you reach that fork, take a left and head down the hollow back to the gravel road. Take a right onto the gravel road after you reach it. Follow that gravel road back to the parking area.