How to start hiking in Northwest Arkansas.
Route
Handcut Hollow · Bentonville
Handcut Hollow @ the Schoolhouse to Mother Necessity, Checks & Traverse Advanced
Moderate
The route
- Trail system
- Handcut Hollow
- Distance
- 4.92 miles
- Elevation gain
- 375 feet (76 feet per mile)
- Shape
- Loop. You finish where you started without retracing your steps.
- Surface
- Natural surface the whole way
- Difficulty
- Moderate. A route is rated by its most difficult section. This route may include natural-surface trails that are often about 2 feet wide. The trails can have moderate slopes/inclines, with some sections being quite steep. Obstacles may include rocks and roots up to about 8 inches high, so hikers should have good stability. See examples of moderate trails
Start hiking
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Where to park
Where to park
Handcut Hollow @ the Schoolhouse Trailhead
Address
Valley View School: Big SugarGoogle code is CR2F+XR7 Bentonville, AR
Open trailhead in Google MapsParking Area
large, gravel
Amenities
no restroom facilities
Trails You’ll Hike
- Price Coffee-Connector
- Traverse Loop
- Mother Necessity
- Elbow Room
- Checks in the Mail
- Traverse Loop Advanced
- Zone 4
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Handcut Hollow @ the Schoolhouse to Sufferin' & Zones
2.57 mi · 375 ft gain · 146 ft/mi · Loop · Bentonville
Handcut Hollow @ the Schoolhouse to Traverse, Checks & Mother Necessity
3.7 mi · 250 ft gain · 68 ft/mi · Loop · Bentonville
Handcut Hollow @ the Schoolhouse to Sufferin', Traverse, Checks & Mother Necessity
4.02 mi · 350 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Loop · Bentonville
Handcut Hollow @ the Schoolhouse to Sufferin', Traverse Advanced, Checks & Mother Necessity
4.14 mi · 325 ft gain · 79 ft/mi · Loop · Bentonville
Handcut @ the Schoolhouse to Sufferin', Zones, Traverse & Mother
4.69 mi · 375 ft gain · 80 ft/mi · Loop · Bentonville
Handcut Hollow @ the Schoolhouse to Mother Necessity, Zones & Traverse Advanced
4.71 mi · 425 ft gain · 90 ft/mi · Loop · Bentonville