Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Mountain Biking in Northwest Arkansas
These seven popular trails in the region range from easy to difficult and 5 miles to 40.
1 Buffalo Headwaters*
On Newton County 405 near Red Star; 40-mile loop; intermediate to advance; hand-cut single track and machine-built flow trails
2 Lake Leatherwood
In Eureka Springs; 25 miles of trail; intermediate to advance; single track
3 Fossil Flats
At Devil's Den State Park; 5.5-mile loop; intermediate; single track
4 Hidden Diversity
At Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area; 24 miles of trail; easy to difficult; single track
5 Slaughter Pen – Blowing Springs
In Bentonville; 23.7 miles of trail; easy to difficult; single track and paved (Blowing Springs section)
6 Mount Kessler
In Fayetteville; 9-mile loop; single track; intermediate to difficult
7 Lake Atalanta
In Rogers; 10 miles of trail; intermediate; single track
*International Mountain Biking Association Epic Trail