How to start hiking in Northwest Arkansas.
Bluebird
.58 mi · 25 ft gain · 43 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Loch Lomond Loop
.59 mi · 25 ft gain · 42 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Branchwood Trail
1.52 mi · 125 ft gain · 82 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
While this is a very nice paved trail, it is also very hilly. Walking this route clockwise is generally easier elevation-wise than walking counter-clockwise, as the inclines are more gradual.
Tweety Bird
1.74 mi · 75 ft gain · 43 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Kingswood to Riordon Tunnel
1.77 mi · 75 ft gain · 42 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Bluebird to Berksdale South Double Lollipop
1.84 mi · 25 ft gain · 14 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Bluebird to Tavistock Loop
1.85 mi · 200 ft gain · 108 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Chelsea & Arthur to Pontoon Park
2.12 mi · 300 ft gain · 142 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Scotsdale to the Bridge
2.19 mi · 125 ft gain · 57 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Tanyard Creek Nature Trail
2.2 mi · 175 ft gain · 80 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Pontoon Park to Highland Rd.
2.21 mi · 175 ft gain · 79 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
London Drive Water Tower to Landline
2.28 mi · 250 ft gain · 110 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Mace Lane to (Almost) Play Thru
2.29 mi · 200 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Kingsdale Loop North
2.3 mi · 175 ft gain · 76 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Down Under Water Tower to Tweety Tunnel
2.3 mi · 150 ft gain · 65 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Allen's to Berksdale South & Bluebird
2.32 mi · 25 ft gain · 11 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Kingswood to Danger Will Robinson
2.35 mi · 125 ft gain · 53 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Bluebird to Berksdale South
2.35 mi · 25 ft gain · 11 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Bluebird to Tavistock Loop & Snacks
2.37 mi · 200 ft gain · 84 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Play Thru to Lake Avalon Vista
2.4 mi · 350 ft gain · 146 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Bella Vista AoG to Sherlock
2.42 mi · 200 ft gain · 83 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Kingswood to Sugar Bridge
2.43 mi · 125 ft gain · 51 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Tanyard Creek & Tunnel Vision
2.5 mi · 175 ft gain · 70 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Bluebird to Sugar Vision & Snacks
2.56 mi · 125 ft gain · 49 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Bella Vista Police Department to Highlands
2.63 mi · 150 ft gain · 57 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Lago Vista West
2.64 mi · 150 ft gain · 57 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
ARC to Sick-A-More & Down Under South
2.64 mi · 200 ft gain · 76 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Kingswood to Sugar Vision & Snacks
2.75 mi · 125 ft gain · 45 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Lago Vista West & BV AoG
2.8 mi · 150 ft gain · 54 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Lago Vista East & Bamboozled
2.98 mi · 325 ft gain · 109 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Bamboozled has one short section that is extremely steep.
Bluebird to Tavistock Loop, Snacks & Chelsea
3 mi · 275 ft gain · 92 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Play Thru Loop
3.14 mi · 275 ft gain · 88 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Chelsea & Arthur to Tunnel Vision North
3.21 mi · 400 ft gain · 125 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Chelsea & Arthur to Uphill Both Ways
3.21 mi · 350 ft gain · 109 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Bluebird to Sugar Vision & Tavistock Canyon
3.35 mi · 275 ft gain · 82 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Scotsdale to Technical Difficulty
3.38 mi · 175 ft gain · 52 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Play Thru to Uphill Both Ways
3.42 mi · 375 ft gain · 110 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Chelsea & Arthur to Tunnel Vision South
3.44 mi · 325 ft gain · 94 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Uphill Both Ways
3.44 mi · 375 ft gain · 109 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Tweety Bird to Tunnel Vision West
3.44 mi · 300 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Tweety Bird to Tavistock
3.46 mi · 400 ft gain · 116 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Kingsdale to Danger Will Robinson
3.48 mi · 250 ft gain · 72 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Down Under Water Tower to London Rd Water Tower
3.5 mi · 275 ft gain · 79 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Pontoon Park to Bella Vista Police Station
3.51 mi · 300 ft gain · 85 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Kingswood to Sugar Vision & Tavistock Loop
3.54 mi · 275 ft gain · 78 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Bella Vista Police Department to Pontoon Park
3.58 mi · 300 ft gain · 84 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Chelsea & Arthur North to Clive Lane
3.59 mi · 350 ft gain · 97 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Tweety Bird & Landline
3.63 mi · 300 ft gain · 83 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Tweety Bird to Down Under
3.68 mi · 325 ft gain · 88 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Play Thru to Mace Lane
3.7 mi · 350 ft gain · 95 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Bella Vista Police Department to Glasgow
3.72 mi · 275 ft gain · 74 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
London Drive Water Tower to Tavistock & Sugar Vision
3.72 mi · 325 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Scotsdale to Scalloway
3.72 mi · 350 ft gain · 94 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Tanyard Creek to Lago Vista East, Play Thru & Tunnel Vision
3.74 mi · 325 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Kingsdale to Tavistock Loop
3.77 mi · 300 ft gain · 80 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Mace Lane to Tanyard Tunnel
3.81 mi · 350 ft gain · 92 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
ARC to Sick-A-More Green, Down Under & Vista Loop
3.82 mi · 275 ft gain · 72 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Bluebird to Sugar Vision, Tavistock Loop & Snacks
3.83 mi · 275 ft gain · 72 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
London Drive Water Tower to Tavistock, Snacks & Sugar Vision
3.84 mi · 325 ft gain · 85 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
ARC to Vista, Down Under & Sick-A-More Loop
3.85 mi · 275 ft gain · 71 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Tanyard Creek to Tunnel Vision & Play Thru
3.92 mi · 325 ft gain · 83 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Bella Vista AoG to Scalloway
3.95 mi · 350 ft gain · 89 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Bamboozled
3.97 mi · 350 ft gain · 88 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
London Drive Water Tower to Down Under
4.01 mi · 350 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
ARC to Sick-A-More & Down Under West
4.05 mi · 400 ft gain · 99 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Tanyard Creek to Lago Vista East
4.08 mi · 375 ft gain · 92 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Tanyard Creek and Lago Vista East
4.1 mi · 350 ft gain · 85 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Down Under Water Tower to Tweety Loop
4.11 mi · 225 ft gain · 55 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Huntley
4.14 mi · 450 ft gain · 109 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Bluebird to Sugar Vision & Danger Will Robinson
4.14 mi · 200 ft gain · 48 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Lago Vista West & Highlands Rd.
4.22 mi · 275 ft gain · 65 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Kingsdale to Danger Will Robinson Lollipop
4.28 mi · 350 ft gain · 82 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Chelsea & Arthur to Highland Rd.
4.33 mi · 450 ft gain · 104 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Bella Vista AoG to Lake Avalon View
4.37 mi · 375 ft gain · 86 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
ARC to Sick-A-More & Down Under Double Lollipop
4.42 mi · 375 ft gain · 85 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Kingsdale to Danger Will Robinson & Sugar Vision
4.44 mi · 300 ft gain · 68 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Scotsdale to Forest Hills
4.44 mi · 325 ft gain · 73 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Tweety Bird, Landline & Tunnel Vision
4.52 mi · 350 ft gain · 77 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Scotsdale to Technical Difficulty+
4.56 mi · 250 ft gain · 55 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Down Under Water Tower to Down Under & Sick-A-More
4.57 mi · 450 ft gain · 98 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Bluebird to Tavistock, Water Tower, Snacks & Sugar Vision
4.61 mi · 400 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Tweety Bird to Down Under Double Lollipop
4.61 mi · 300 ft gain · 65 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
ARC to Vista, Down Under & Full Sick-A-More
4.65 mi · 350 ft gain · 75 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Bella Vista AoG to Bella Vista Police Station
4.7 mi · 325 ft gain · 69 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Bella Vista AoG to Lancashire
4.71 mi · 425 ft gain · 90 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Mace Lane to Staggerwing
4.79 mi · 425 ft gain · 89 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Tanyard Creek to Play Thru & Tunnel Vision
4.88 mi · 425 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Huntley on Uphill Both Ways
4.9 mi · 550 ft gain · 112 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Down Under Water Tower to Hampton Rd.
4.91 mi · 500 ft gain · 102 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Pontoon Park to Uphill Both Ways
4.98 mi · 425 ft gain · 85 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
ARC to Sick-A-More & Down Under West & East
5.12 mi · 500 ft gain · 98 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Bella Vista AoG to Lago Vista East, Uphilll & Lake Avalon Vista
5.16 mi · 450 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Chelsea & Arthur to Huntley Lane
5.18 mi · 500 ft gain · 97 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Tanyard Creek to Tunnel Vision & Cooper Road
5.29 mi · 450 ft gain · 85 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Scotsdale to Sherlock
5.37 mi · 500 ft gain · 93 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Chelsea & Arthur to Prescott
5.39 mi · 500 ft gain · 93 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Down Under Water Tower to Down Under Loop
5.39 mi · 550 ft gain · 102 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Play Thru Loop to Cooper Rood
5.44 mi · 475 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Mace Lane to Long Shadow
5.59 mi · 500 ft gain · 89 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Long Shadow tends to get very overgrown in the spring and summer, so this route is best hiked in the fall and winter when the vegetation is minimal.
Chelsea & Arthur to Bella Vista Police Station
5.69 mi · 600 ft gain · 105 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
London Drive Water Tower Loop
5.78 mi · 575 ft gain · 99 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Play Thru to Tanyard Lollipop
5.8 mi · 550 ft gain · 95 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Scotsdale to Technical Difficulty & Tunnel Vision
5.8 mi · 400 ft gain · 69 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Mace Lane to Staggerwing Zone
6.01 mi · 525 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Bluebird to Snack Attack, Sugar Vision & Danger Will Robinson
6.03 mi · 275 ft gain · 46 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Mace Lane to Staggerwing Zone & Long Shadow
6.03 mi · 550 ft gain · 91 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Long Shadow tends to get very overgrown in the spring and summer, so this route is best hiked in the fall and winter when the vegetation is minimal.
Kingsdale Loop South
6.18 mi · 600 ft gain · 97 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Play Thru to Tamworth, Tanyard Loop & Cooper Road
6.27 mi · 600 ft gain · 96 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Bella Vista AoG to Tanyard Tunnel
6.37 mi · 575 ft gain · 90 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Play Thru to Danger Will Robinson
6.38 mi · 525 ft gain · 82 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Down Under Water Tower to Down Under, Vista & Sick-A-More Loop
6.77 mi · 575 ft gain · 85 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Tanyard Creek to Danger Will Robinson
6.81 mi · 550 ft gain · 81 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Bella Vista Police Department to Lake Avalon
6.87 mi · 425 ft gain · 62 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Tunnel Vision North
6.93 mi · 575 ft gain · 83 ft/mi · Out & Back · Bella Vista
Tweety Bird to Tavistock, Snacks & Landline
7.62 mi · 700 ft gain · 92 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Kingsdale to Danger Will Robinson Loop
7.76 mi · 675 ft gain · 87 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
ARC to Sick-A-More South, Tweety Tunnel, Down Under & Vista
7.92 mi · 650 ft gain · 82 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Kingsdale Loop to Tavistock & Tweety
7.97 mi · 650 ft gain · 82 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Play Thru Loop & Danger Will Robinson
8.22 mi · 700 ft gain · 85 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Bluebird to Sugar Vision, Danger Will Robinson & Tavistock Loop
8.23 mi · 625 ft gain · 76 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Bella Vista Police Department to Pacifico Loop
8.79 mi · 725 ft gain · 82 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Pacifico Loop
8.79 mi · 700 ft gain · 80 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Pontoon Park Loop
8.83 mi · 725 ft gain · 82 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
ARC to Sick-A-More, Down Under & Tweety
9.08 mi · 750 ft gain · 83 ft/mi · Lollipop · Bella Vista
Scotsdale to Modelo Loop
9.4 mi · 750 ft gain · 80 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Modelo Loop
9.45 mi · 750 ft gain · 79 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
ARC to Sick-A-More, Tweety, Down Under & Vista
9.65 mi · 725 ft gain · 75 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Staggerwing Loop
10.9 mi · 1025 ft gain · 94 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista
Lake Avalon to Modifico Loop
16.4 mi · 1375 ft gain · 84 ft/mi · Loop · Bella Vista