How to start hiking in Northwest Arkansas.
Route
Blowing Springs · Bella Vista
Gear Garden to Blowing Springs, Low Ride & Mighty Pine
Moderate
The hardest parts of this route are 17 Moderate sections, 4.1 mi in all.
A section is the stretch of trail between two junctions. Each section is rated by its hardest spot, so a Challenging section may be mostly easy walking with only a few feet of steep or rocky ground.
Point to a color in the bar, or tap it, to see its sections on the trail map.
The route
- Trail system
- Blowing Springs
- Trailhead
- Gear Garden
- Distance
- 4.99 miles
- Elevation gain
- 375 feet (75 feet per mile)
- Shape
- Lollipop. You hike out, go around a loop, then return the way you came. (A more complicated lollipop can mix several loops and out-and-backs.)
- Surface
- Mostly natural surface, with some paved sections
- Difficulty
- Moderate. A route is rated by its most difficult section. Routes marked MODERATE have at least one section where the trail gets narrower, the edge drops off to one side, or a rock or root now and then means stepping over it. You can still find flat footing for most steps, but you'll want to keep an eye on the trail ahead. See examples of moderate trails
Start hiking
Navigate with Komoot
Prefer a different app?
Komoot shows the turn-by-turn route, the elevation profile, and your spot on the trail. A free account is all you need, and you can download the route to use without cell service. New to Komoot? See how it works.
- Open the route in Komoot.
- Tap the three dots at the top right, then Download GPX file.
- Open the file in your favorite hiking app, like Trailforks, AllTrails, Gaia GPS, or Garmin Connect.
Where to park
Where to park
Gear Garden
Address
Gear Garden, 948 Blowing Spring Rd, Bella Vista, AR 72714Google code is CQWH+42W Bella Vista, AR
Open trailhead in Google MapsParking Area
large, paved
Amenities
full restrooms
Trails You’ll Hike
Tap a trail to see a photo preview of the whole trail.
2–4 miles (11)
ModerateGear Garden to Low Ride2.19 mi · 150 ft gain · 68 ft/mi · Loop
ModerateGear Garden to Back 402.92 mi · 125 ft gain · 43 ft/mi · Out & Back
PavedGear Garden to Greenway 5K3.12 mi · 125 ft gain · 40 ft/mi · Out & Back
ChallengingGear Garden to Bomb Diggity & Blowing Springs South3.13 mi · 200 ft gain · 64 ft/mi · Loop
ChallengingGear Garden to Blowing Springs North & Bomb Diggity3.25 mi · 275 ft gain · 85 ft/mi · Loop
PavedGear Garden to Greenway East3.31 mi · 150 ft gain · 45 ft/mi · Out & Back
ChallengingGear Garden to Back 40, Bomb Diggity & Low Ride3.38 mi · 250 ft gain · 74 ft/mi · Loop
ModerateGear Garden to Blowing Springs South & Low Ride3.38 mi · 250 ft gain · 74 ft/mi · Lollipop
ModerateGear Garden to Back 40 & Greenway3.39 mi · 200 ft gain · 59 ft/mi · Loop
ChallengingGear Garden to (Most of) Blowing Springs North & South3.42 mi · 275 ft gain · 80 ft/mi · Loop
ChallengingGear Garden to Low Ride + Blowing Springs North3.82 mi · 350 ft gain · 92 ft/mi · Loop4–6 miles (3)
ChallengingGear Garden to Back 40, Blowing Springs North & Bomb Diggity4.02 mi · 325 ft gain · 81 ft/mi · Loop
ChallengingGear Garden to Blowing Springs North & South4.27 mi · 400 ft gain · 94 ft/mi · Loop
ChallengingGear Garden to Back 40, Blowing Springs North, It’ll Bluff Out & Bomb Diggity4.49 mi · 425 ft gain · 95 ft/mi · Lollipop
