About trails in Newton County, Arkansas

Newton County has 76 named trails on the map, covering 206 miles in total, an average of 2.7 miles per trail. That is the 5th largest mapped trail network among 45 counties in Arkansas. 65 of them are tagged for hiking and 32 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Buffalo River Trail, at 71.0 miles. 2 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 12 trailheads, 16 campsites, 56 waterfalls, 10 boat launches, and 8 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Ponca, Oark, and Jasper.

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206Total miles

16Campsites

10Boat launches

56Waterfalls

12Trailheads

8Rapids

Buffalo River TrailHike71.0 mi Old River TrailHike40.8 mi Buffalo CreekHikeMTB4.8 mi Sneed's Creek TrailHike4.2 mi Bench TrailHike4.0 mi Azalea FallsHikeMTB3.7 mi Chimney Rock TrailHike3.6 mi Fire TowerHikeMTB3.6 mi Hurricane Trail3.5 mi Centerpoint TrailHike3.5 mi Cecil Cove Bench TrailHike3.0 mi Lower Buffalo River RunMTB2.4 mi Hemmed-In-Hollow TrailHike2.3 mi Upper Buffalo River RunMTB2.3 mi Cecil Creek TrailHike2.1 mi Cody MonsterHikeMTB2.0 mi South BenchHikeMTB1.9 mi Bear PointHikeMTB1.9 mi Honey BadgerHikeMTB1.8 mi SidewinderHikeMTB1.8 mi Whitaker Point TrailHike1.8 mi Mule KickerMTB1.7 mi ZeesterHikeMTB1.6 mi Lower TrailHike1.4 mi KnuckleheadHikeMTB1.4 mi Horseshoe Bend TrailHike1.4 mi Slatey Place TrailHike1.2 mi Twisted HickoryHikeMTB1.2 mi WildcatHikeMTB1.1 mi CatacombsHike1.1 mi SkylineHikeMTB1.1 mi Johnson ExpressHikeMTB1.1 mi Alum Cove TrailHike1.0 mi Smith Creek RdHike1.0 mi Big Spring TrailHike1.0 mi Bench connectorHike1.0 mi Upper TrailHike0.9 mi Farmer TrailHike0.9 mi Goat TrailHike0.9 mi Hideout Hollow TrailHike0.9 mi Upper Buffalo Headwaters (IMBA Epic)Hike0.9 mi Trail of the AncientsHikeMTB0.8 mi Sierra BugHikeMTB0.8 mi ORT to HH TrailHike0.8 mi Skull CrusherMTB0.8 mi Upper Ponca Creek ConnectorMTB0.8 mi CamalotHikeMTB0.8 mi Southern SlideHikeMTB0.7 mi Goat Bluff TrailHike0.7 mi Elise Falls TrailHike0.6 mi Moore CCC spurHike0.6 mi Chancel Spur #2001BHike0.6 mi Mill Creek TrailHike0.6 mi North Forty West Approach0.6 mi Upper Miners DownhillMTB0.6 mi Paper RouteHikeMTB0.5 mi Fire Tower ConnectorHikeMTB0.5 mi Whiteley Cemetery & SchoolHike0.5 mi Ridge Top TrailHike0.5 mi West TrailHike0.5 mi Trail of the Ancients (DH)HikeMTB0.5 mi River to HH TrailHike0.5 mi White LightningMTB0.4 mi Severance PackageHikeMTB0.4 mi BRT & ORTHike0.4 mi Cedar Grove LoopHike0.3 mi HB ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Un-named TrailHike0.3 mi Eastside Road0.3 mi Lower Ponca Creek Connector0.3 mi Villines Farm spurHike0.2 mi spur to BRTHike0.2 mi spur to Triple FallsHike0.2 mi ORT ConnectorHike0.2 mi TazHikeMTB0.1 mi Enduro Hub ConnectorHikeMTB0.1 mi

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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 September 2, 2026.