Best Hiking Trails in Arkansas | Trailmonger

About hiking in Arkansas

Arkansas has 1,157 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 1,956 miles, an average of 1.7 miles each. The longest is Buffalo River Trail in Newton County, at 71.0 miles. 66 run 5 miles or longer. 41 of the state's counties have at least one; Benton County has the most, with 359 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

Buffalo River TrailHikeNewton County71.0 mi Ozark Highlands TrailHikeJohnson County55.7 mi Buffalo River TrailHikeSearcy County41.7 mi Old River TrailHikeNewton County40.8 mi Ouachita National Recreation TrailHikeMontgomery County39.1 mi Sunset TrailHikeGarland County37.3 mi Ouachita TrailHikeMTBPolk County33.1 mi Ozarks Keystone TrailHikeBaxter County31.6 mi Razorback Greenway-BR:US:51HikeMTBBenton County29.3 mi Ouachita TrailHikePulaski County26.3 mi Traverse LoopHikeMTBBenton County23.3 mi Fayetteville TraverseHikeMTBWashington County22.0 mi Lake Ouachita Vista Trail (LOViT)HikeGarland County21.2 mi North Sylamore Creek TrailHikeStone County20.8 mi Buffalo River Trail - OHTHikeSearcy County15.8 mi Devil's RacetrackHikeMTBWashington County15.1 mi Ouachita TrailHikeMTBSaline County14.9 mi Delta Heritage TrailHikeMTBDesha County14.4 mi It'll Bluff OutHikeMTBBenton County14.1 mi Lake Ouachita Vista Trail (LOViT)HikeMontgomery County14.1 mi Hidden Diversity Multi-Use TrailHikeBenton County13.7 mi White Rock - Shores Lake LoopHikeFranklin County11.9 mi Lake Fort Smith TrailsHikeMTBCrawford County11.8 mi Eagle Rock LoopHikeMontgomery County11.3 mi Little Missouri Trail-NorthHikeMTBMontgomery County11.1 mi

Trails 26–50

Athens-Big Fork North TrailHikeMTBPolk County10.8 mi We Can Take ItHikeMTBWashington County10.5 mi Mt Magazine TrailHikeLogan County10.0 mi Ouachita TrailHikeMTBMontgomery County9.9 mi Evening Course TrailHikeFaulkner County9.9 mi Jack's Branch Loop - SouthHikeMTBStone County9.6 mi Butterfield Hiking TrailHikeWashington County9.2 mi River Corridor TrailHikeHoward County8.6 mi Joes GarageHikeMTBClark County8.4 mi Stinking Bay Island Walking TrailHikeArkansas County8.1 mi Karst TrailHikeBenton County7.8 mi Bad Branch Loop - EastHikeMTBStone County7.7 mi Caddo Bend TrailHikeGarland County7.5 mi Junk DrawerHikeMTBWashington County7.4 mi Ducks Unlimited Park LoopHikeCrittenden County7.4 mi Lincoln Lake LoopHikeMTBWashington County7.0 mi Old Post Park Mountain Bike TrailHikeMTBPope County6.9 mi Morning Course TrailHikeFaulkner County6.8 mi Shine Eye to Gilbert TrailHikeSearcy County6.4 mi Tunnel Vision 6HikeMTBBenton County6.2 mi HernandoHikeMTBSaline County6.1 mi Scrappy Mountain Loop - Section 1HikeMTBStone County6.1 mi Chickalah Loop TrailHikeMTBYell County6.0 mi Center Ridge TrailHikeMTBCross County6.0 mi Little Clifty Creek LoopHikeMTBBenton County6.0 mi

Trails 51–75

War Eagle Valley LoopHikeMTBBenton County5.8 mi Shiloh TrailHikeMTBWashington County5.7 mi SpellboundHikeMTBWashington County5.6 mi Five Mile LoopHikePulaski County5.6 mi Summit SchoolHikeMTBBenton County5.6 mi Green Loop TrailHikeMTBPulaski County5.5 mi Tristan's TrailHikeMTBBenton County5.4 mi Boy Scout TrailHikeConway County5.4 mi Redding LoopHikeFranklin County5.4 mi Lake Fayetteville Nature TrailHikeMTBWashington County5.3 mi Ouachita TrailHikeMTBYell County5.3 mi Jolly Green GiantHikeMTBClark County5.2 mi Pedal AssistHikeMTBBenton County5.2 mi White Rock Shores Lake Loop EastHikeFranklin County5.1 mi Yellow MTB TrailHikeMTBFaulkner County5.0 mi Rice Carden TrailHikeSebastian County5.0 mi MIllers GoatHikeMTBYell County5.0 mi Tunnel Vision 5HikeMTBBenton County4.9 mi Craighead Forest Lake LoopHikeCraighead County4.9 mi Saddle UpHikeMTBWashington County4.8 mi Buffalo CreekHikeMTBNewton County4.8 mi Trail of Two CitiesHikeMTBBenton County4.8 mi The White ZoneHikeMTBClark County4.6 mi Pigeon Roost Trail - Huckleberry LoopHikeBenton County4.6 mi White Rock Shores Lake Loop WestHikeFranklin County4.5 mi

Trails 76–100

Lost Bridge TrailHikeMTBBenton County4.5 mi Outer LoopHikePulaski County4.4 mi Black Fork Mouuntain TrailHikeMTBPolk County4.4 mi Lake Alma TrailHikeMTBCrawford County4.4 mi Tunnel Vision 3HikeMTBBenton County4.3 mi Devil's Eyebrow TrailHikeBenton County4.3 mi South Ridge TrailHikeMTBSt. Francis County4.2 mi Bad Branch Loop - WestHikeMTBStone County4.2 mi Sneed's Creek TrailHikeNewton County4.2 mi Esther's LoopHikeMTBBenton County4.2 mi Southwest TrailHikeMTBPulaski County4.2 mi Holloway TrailHikePrairie County4.2 mi Champion Cypress Tree TrailHikeArkansas County4.1 mi Seven Hollows TrailHikeConway County4.1 mi Bench TrailHikeNewton County4.0 mi GenesisHikeMTBCarroll County4.0 mi Tunnel Vision 2HikeMTBBenton County4.0 mi Porta PottyHikePulaski County4.0 mi Wolf Pen Gap Trail 8HikeMTBPolk County3.9 mi Morning LightHikeMTBWashington County3.9 mi Viles Branch Horse TrailHikeMTBPolk County3.8 mi All-AmericanHikeMTBBenton County3.8 mi Yellow SnowHikeMTBClark County3.8 mi Gorley King TrailHikeWashington County3.8 mi EggbeaterHikeMTBWashington County3.8 mi

Hiking Trails by county

Counties 31–41

St. Francis County

Phillips County

Van Buren County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.