How to start hiking in Northwest Arkansas.
Route
Crystal Bridges & Compton Gardens Trails · Bentonville
Crystal Bridges to Forest Trail
Paved
The hardest parts of this route are 28 Paved sections, 1.6 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
- Crystal Bridges & Compton Gardens Trails
- Trailhead
- Crystal Bridges Museum
- Distance
- 1.68 miles
- Elevation gain
- 100 feet (60 feet per mile)
- Shape
- Loop. You finish where you started without retracing your steps.
- Surface
- Paved the whole way
- Difficulty
- Paved. A route is rated by its most difficult section. Routes marked PAVED stay on smooth, hard surfaces like asphalt or concrete, with no rocks or roots underfoot. They are the most accessible routes in our library and usually work well for strollers, wheelchairs, and anyone new to walking and hiking. A few paved routes include stairs or steep stretches, and those are noted on their route cards. See examples of paved 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
Crystal Bridges Museum
Address
600 Museum Way, Bentonville, AR 72712Google code is 9QJW+9XR Bentonville, AR
Open trailhead in Google MapsParking Area
large, paved
Amenities
full restrooms in the museum when open
Trails You’ll Hike
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