How to start hiking in Northwest Arkansas.
Find a Hiking Route
Click LOAD ROUTES to see every route in the library — or use the filters to narrow things down more.
What do the difficulty levels mean?
These routes are on smooth, hard-surface paths that are typically 6 feet or more wide, with no rocks or roots to navigate. The slope of the trail can vary, with some being nearly flat and others having noticeable inclines and hills.
These routes are on natural-surface dirt or gravel trails that are about 3 feet wide or wider. The trail has gentle slopes with an average grade/incline of 5% or less and a generally stable surface.
These routes include natural-surface trails that are often about 2 feet wide. The trails can have moderate slopes/inclines, with some sections being quite steep. Obstacles may include rocks and roots up to about 8 inches high, so hikers should have good stability.
These routes include natural-surface trails that are often only 1 foot wide (or narrower) and have steep slopes with significant climbs and descents (15% grade or more). Frequent obstacles may include rocks and roots 15 inches high or taller. Hikers must have excellent stability.
How to read a route card
Scotsdale to the Bridge
2.19 mi 2 · 125 ft gain 3 · 57 ft/mi 4 · Lollipop 5
- 1Difficulty → the badge color and label show the route’s level
- 2Distance → how far the whole hike is
- 3Gain → the total feet of climbing across the hike
- 4Steepness → feet of climbing per mile. Bigger numbers mean a steeper, tougher hike
- 5Route shape → a loop returns to where it started, an out & back turns around and retraces the same path, and a lollipop is a loop with a there-and-back stretch at one end
- 6View Trailhead → opens the trailhead page with parking details and directions
- 7View Route on Komoot → opens the route in the free Komoot app so you can follow it as you hike