About hiking in Newton County

Newton County, Arkansas has 65 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 192 miles, an average of 3.0 miles each. The longest is Buffalo River Trail, at 71.0 miles. 2 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Newton County are like

By length, 36 are under a mile, 27 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Cedar Grove Loop, at 0.3 miles.

Of the 28 with a difficulty rating, 27 moderate and 1 hard. Of the 65 with measured elevation, Buffalo River Trail climbs the most, about 20,025 ft, and 3 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 65 hiking trails, longest first

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 Centerpoint TrailHike3.5 mi Cecil Cove Bench TrailHike3.0 mi Hemmed-In-Hollow TrailHike2.3 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 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 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 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 Severance PackageHikeMTB0.4 mi BRT & ORTHike0.4 mi Cedar Grove LoopHike0.3 mi HB ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Un-named TrailHike0.3 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

← All Newton County trails

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.