Trails Near Ponca, AR | Trailmonger

About trails near Ponca, Arkansas

36 named trails lie within about 25 miles of Ponca, covering 118 miles in total. 28 of them are tagged for hiking and 13 for mountain biking.

The closest is Lower Buffalo River Run, about 0.2 miles away. 36 of them lie within 10 miles of town. The longest nearby is Buffalo River Trail, at 71.0 miles. These trails fall in Newton County.

What the trails near Ponca are like

By length, 20 are under a mile, 15 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer.

Of the 16 with a difficulty rating, 7 easy, 8 moderate, and 1 hard. Of the 36 with measured elevation, Buffalo River Trail climbs the most, about 20,025 ft.

All 36 trails, nearest first

Lower Buffalo River RunMTBNewton County2.4 mi Upper Ponca Creek ConnectorMTBNewton County0.8 mi Mule KickerMTBNewton County1.7 mi Villines Farm spurHikeNewton County0.2 mi Skull CrusherMTBNewton County0.8 mi Upper Buffalo River RunMTBNewton County2.3 mi Chimney Rock TrailHikeNewton County3.6 mi Upper Miners DownhillMTBNewton County0.5 mi White LightningMTBNewton County0.4 mi Centerpoint TrailHikeNewton County3.5 mi Goat TrailHikeNewton County0.9 mi Sneed's Creek TrailHikeNewton County4.2 mi Un-named TrailHikeNewton County0.3 mi Horseshoe Bend TrailHikeNewton County1.4 mi ORT to HH TrailHikeNewton County0.8 mi Hemmed-In-Hollow TrailHikeNewton County2.3 mi ORT ConnectorHikeNewton County0.2 mi Slatey Place TrailHikeNewton County1.2 mi River to HH TrailHikeNewton County0.5 mi Honey BadgerHikeMTBNewton County1.8 mi North Forty West ApproachNewton County0.6 mi Johnson ExpressHikeMTBNewton County1.1 mi Buffalo River TrailHikeNewton County71.0 mi HB ConnectorHikeMTBNewton County0.3 mi CamalotHikeMTBNewton County0.8 mi TazHikeMTBNewton County0.1 mi Cody MonsterHikeMTBNewton County2.0 mi Bench TrailHikeNewton County4.0 mi Bench connectorHikeNewton County1.0 mi Whiteley Cemetery & SchoolHikeNewton County0.5 mi Elise Falls TrailHikeNewton County0.6 mi Lower TrailHikeNewton County1.4 mi Upper TrailHikeNewton County0.9 mi Smith Creek RdHikeNewton County1.0 mi Big Spring TrailHikeNewton County1.0 mi Whitaker Point TrailHikeNewton County1.8 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 October 4, 2026.