If you'd rather float your way through the park, check out the Little Maumelle Water Trail. There are two mountain biking trails: one for beginner riders and one for advanced riders. Longer trails that stretch for 3 or more miles are also available. Hiking trails range from easy walks, such as the paved Kingfisher Trail, to more challenging hikes, such as the East Summit Trail, which takes you to the top of Pinnacle Mountain. The park boasts more than 40 miles of trails for all kinds of outdoor enthusiasts. Pinnacle Mountain State Park's peak rises more than 1,000 feet and the park itself encompasses 2,351 acres. Tours of the exterior and interior of Little Rock Central High School are also available, but must be reserved in advance through the National Park Service. The associated visitor center sits kitty-corner to the school and features exhibits about the desegregation crisis as well as a book store. Today, Little Rock Central High School is a National Historic Site and is still a working high school. The Little Rock Nine's historic and brave acts helped to spur the civil rights movement and brought national attention to the U.S.'s racist practices. Though they were able to enter the school, they faced physical and verbal abuse throughout their high school careers. It took almost two weeks before the Little Rock Nine were able to access the building. The day the students went to school, they were met with a racist mob of white students as well as about 270 soldiers who barred the entrance to the high school. Board of Education, which ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional. Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas and Carlotta Wells were the first Black students at the school following the 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. The school had been all-white since its construction in 1927. In 1957, nine Black students enrolled at Little Rock Central High School.
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