Hiking Indian Creek to the Eye of the Needle... Arkansas's most dangerous hike

Hike with me on a bucket list hike on Arkansas's most dangerous trail, Indian Creek to the Eye of the Needle! This trail has it all...a beautiful creek, majestic bluffs, waterfalls, and is really one of the most scenic trails I have been on. On the other hand, this hike is very hard and difficult to navigate! It includes very wet, slippery rocks, massive boulders, drop of ledges, a steep rope section, and if you are scared of heights this hike will keep you on your toes! I almost had to turn around at the beginning of the rope section because of the steepness of the first climb but with determination and adrenaline I was able to figure it out! Much respect to anyone who attempts this trail! Happy trails❤️

[wadelauderdale]

This trail was where I was introduced to hiking almost 40 yrs ago. When you start with this, nothing else compares. Best hike for your buck.

[ozarksandbeyond]

Best video i’ve seen of this hike. Very well done. Thanks for taking the time to film it.

[madonnabrown]

You should be proud of yourself. Congratulations!! 👍

[ervinslens]

Outstanding trail my friend, so nicely presented and narrated!

[isabellawheeler]

The way you filmed everything is super helpful and engaging! Awesome job! I'm a bit freaked out by the look of that rope section, but look forward to giving it a try 😅

[MrTobyNorris]

Great video and thanks for sharing. You inspired me to add Indian Creek and Eye of the needle to my bucket list. Looks like a spectacular place. Congrats on your accomplishment. 👍

[naturalstatetrailseekers]

Loving your show! Thanks for sharing your hikes! We love exploring in the Arkansas Ozarks, hiking, camping, riding, anything to be out there exploring. There's so much to see and so much we have left to explore! We are always looking forward to our next adventure! Stay safe out there and I can't wait to see what's next for you!!!

[elizabethcasefoster]

Great video! You are a brave and determined woman. Thank you for allowing me to see the beauty of this trail

[edooutdoors]

Absolutely beautiful, thanks for taking us along!

[Kari-bbrm]

I love the nature and the detail you put in your video!

[DaysWellTraveled]

Hi Charlie! Nice video. As soon as you said it was the most dangerous trail in Arkansas, I had to watch. I just stumbled across your channel while searching for interesting hikes. I like it. I do lots of hiking and post on YouTube myself. It looks like your channel is new, but I really dig your hiking videos so far. I just followed your channel! I look forward to staying connected. It looks like I’m your 24th subscriber! Woohoo!!!

[davefalls]

Great hiking trail. I am not sure where Indian creek trail is but sure like the look of it.

[timpekarek]

I am glad you made it with no problem. Great video!

[Gratefulgetaways]

You rocked that trail! Congratulations!

[krystalwhittenburg]

Love your hike! This hike is on my list of things to do here in Arkansas. However, I'm a single mom of a 21 month old little girl, so I'll have to live vicariously through your video for now :) new subscriber here. Can't wait to see your other videos..❤ good job! Thank you for this video.

[preacher]

Hey Charliegirl, Preacher here. Wow, what a beautiful hike. I live in middle Tennessee and hike the Cumberland Plateau and the Smokies. There is a trail here that is very similar to this one. I have never hiked in the Ozarks but this one fascinates me. Great job filming and narrating. Gerry Largay was from right up the road from me. Her tragic AT story was very prominent in our area. I agree with you, there seemed to be some missteps by the S&R teams looking for her. It should not have been that hard. And she was right on the fringe of a special operations Navy facility, where they have lots of personnel who it seems could have been more involved. So sad. Be careful and God bless.

[TheDanashepperd]

Wow, you are brave! I do a lot of hiking alone but this looks really scary. I saw Cody and Kellie’s video of this trail (Dome Life at the time) a while ago. I live in Texas but absolutely love Arkansas. Look forward to watching more of your adventures!

[normabarrigan]

Thank u that was so scary, I would never go alone, I am a big coward so many things could have gone wrong.Life is so precious. It was beautiful❤ take care of yourself and again I thank you.

[krystalwhittenburg]

I'm also scared of hiking alone because I've seen a few mountain lions in my life and nothing shakes that fear. If there was a hiking group that met up or a club of hikers you could tag along with, that would be wonderful . Gorgeous trail!

[kimshivers]

A terrific video! It looks like you did this solo, so sure glad to see you made it safely! I think this hike has the reputation for being dangerous because there are so many points of possible serious injury along the way.... not necessarily because of any real technical challenges. A friend and I first hiked to the Eye 35 - 40 years ago.... no ropes back then. Because it was July or August during that trip, there was also little to no flowing water. We were able to climb up to the cave entrance and walk through it to the other end. We had no flashlight and were unprepared for caving at the time, but the "cave" is short enough that by the time it was getting too dark to see much, we began to see a little light from the exit, so we pressed on. I believe that entrance to the cave has been forbidden for many years now because of it being the home of a rare bat species and/or white-nose syndrome. Indian Creek Canyon and a 14 mile long canyon south of Flagstaff, AZ are the two favorite hikes of my life. Thanks for sharing this!