How to start hiking in Northwest Arkansas.
Route
Back 40 · Bella Vista
Lambeth LDS to Back 40, Low Ride & Bomb Diggity
Challenging Rock Obstacles
The hardest part of this route is one Challenging section, 260 ft long.
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
- Back 40
- Trailhead
- Lambeth LDS Trailhead
- Distance
- 4.31 miles
- Elevation gain
- 350 feet (81 feet per mile)
- Shape
- Loop. You finish where you started without retracing your steps.
- Surface
- Natural surface the whole way
- Difficulty
- Challenging. A route is rated by its most difficult section. Routes marked CHALLENGING have at least one section with rocks or roots packed so closely, or set at such an angle, that there's no flat place to set your foot; rocks a foot high or more that take a big step up to climb over; obstacles so frequent that you have to watch every step; or very steep stretches of trail. These sections are often short, but they call for steady footing and close attention. See examples of challenging 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
Lambeth LDS Trailhead
Parking Note
This is a church parking lot, so please do not use the trailhead on Sunday mornings or other times the church doors are open.
Address
Trailhead Blowing Springs Back 40, 1001 Kingsland Rd, Bella Vista, AR 72714Google code is FQ2G+H3 Bella Vista, AR
Open trailhead in Google MapsParking Area
large, paved
Amenities
no restroom facilities
Trails You’ll Hike
Tap a trail to see a photo preview of the whole trail.
2–4 miles (1)
4–6 miles (4)
ChallengingLambeth LDS to Full Blowing Springs Loop4.18 mi · 400 ft gain · 96 ft/mi · Loop
ModerateLambeth LDS to Blowing Springs South & Low Ride4.29 mi · 350 ft gain · 82 ft/mi · Loop
ChallengingLambeth LDS to Back 40 & Full Blowing Springs Loop4.99 mi · 450 ft gain · 90 ft/mi · Loop
ModerateLambeth LDS to Blowing Springs North & Dalton Drive5.73 mi · 625 ft gain · 109 ft/mi · Out & Back
