Find the top rated walking trails in Bella Vista, whether you're looking for an easy short walking trail or a long walking trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a walking trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.
Bentonville's Arkansas Missouri Trail is a short rail-with-trail that links two prominent local destinations at either end: Walmart's David Glass Technology Center in the west and Northwest Arkansas...
Rogers, Arkansas is home to a developing trails and greenways system that will one day be 60 miles and encompass the city. The War Eagle Trail is one of the existing trails, a concrete shared-use path...
The southern terminus of the Frisco Greenway Trail is tucked into an unassuming neighborhood in Joplin. From there, the gravel trail winds northward along the former St. Louis–San Francisco Railway,...
The Oak Ridge Trail links the heart of the University of Arkansas' campus with Fayetteville's charming downtown. From the trail's eastern endpoint, seamlessly continue north on the Frisco Trail—also...
The Tiger Trail runs on the north side of Tiger Boulevard, providing a link from the J Street Trail to McCollum Drive. A future trail along McCollum Drive, where trail stubs now tease users, will...
One of the newest additions to Fayetteville's growing trail system, the Clear Creek Trail links two of the city's most popular trails: the Scull Creek Trail in the west and the Lake Fayetteville Trail...
The Mercy Trail provides a safe and scenic route for commuting and recreation in Rogers, as it follows Osage Creek under local roads and Interstate 49. Two of Rogers' largest employment centers—Mercy...
The Enfield Park Trail links the Crystal Bridges Trail—part of the impressive Razorback Regional Greenway—with Enfield Park, one of several well-maintained neighborhood parks in Bentonville. Most...
The Clabber Creek Trail is a short path that follows its namesake waterway in western Fayetteville. The winding route offers several opportunities to view the creek within scenic preserved woodlands....
The Bella Vista Lake Trail forms a loop around Bella Vista Lake in the park of the same name, located along Bentonville's northern edge. Along with this popular paved fitness trail, the park contains...
The Turtle Creek Trail is located on the north side of Rogers, Arkansas. The two-lane paved trail follows its namesake creek, winding through the green spaces between residential neighborhoods....
The Dogwood Springs Walking Trail meanders through the city of Siloam Springs in west Arkansas, near the Oklahoma border. The trail consists of 8-foot wide asphalt sections connected by sidewalk. The...
The Scull Creek Trail, which opened in October of 2008, extends from the Frisco Trail at W. Prospect Street north past the Meadow Valley Trail, Mud Creek Trail and Clear Creek Trail to Block Avenue....
Bentonville's Downtown Trail provides a curving route through the city's charming downtown, linking the Walmart Home Office to the Bentonville Public Library. Two neighborhood parks along the...
The Shiloh Trail is a work in progress that will ultimately form a significant north–south route through the western reaches of Fayetteville. The developing trail parallels both Interstate 49 and...
The John DeShields Trail parallels NE John DeShields Boulevard between NE J Street and Central Avenue, conveniently connecting to the J Street Trail and Heritage Trail at its endpoints. Unlike most of...
Tucked into the northwest corner of Arkansas is Benton County, home to the City of Rogers and its growing network of trails and greenways. The Mountie Trail, though relatively short, acts as a...
The Tsa La Gi Trail is open in two disconnected segments in Fayetteville. While not particularly scenic, the trail is an extremely useful funnel for residents of the rapidly developing southern sector...
Bentonville's Heritage Trail is open in two disconnected segments. Both closely follow local roads, providing residents access to businesses, churches, parks and other trails in Bentonville's...
The South Bentonville Trail runs for approximately 2.5 miles through southern Bentonville, providing an off-road link from Rogers to both industrial and residential areas of the city. In the north,...
Lowell's Goad Springs Trail spans the north–south length of the growing city, offering a connection for residents and visitors to both Rogers in the north and Springdale in the south. There, trail...
The Silent Grove Trail runs through newer residential development from the Lowell–Springdale border in Northwest Arkansas to scenic Lake Springdale, administered as part of Springdale's popular JB...
The Tiger Trail runs on the north side of Tiger Boulevard, providing a link from the J Street Trail to McCollum Drive. A future trail along McCollum Drive, where trail stubs now tease users, will...
The Blossom Way Trail is part of Roger's growing trails and greenway system. The wide, concrete trail takes a pleasantly shaded course along Blossom Way Creek. The trail passes by wide open green...
Springdale's Powell Street Trail runs along its namesake road for more than 2 miles, offering an important trail connection to Fayetteville for the community's residents. While most of the trail is...
The Tsa La Gi Trail is open in two disconnected segments in Fayetteville. While not particularly scenic, the trail is an extremely useful funnel for residents of the rapidly developing southern sector...
The Ruby Jack Trail runs for 16 miles between Carthage, MO, and the Kansas state line. The trail links the towns of Carthage, Oronogo, and Carl Junction, traversing farmland, wetland, and woodland....
Completed in 2015, the Razorback Regional Greenway spans a large portion of Northwest Arkansas, connecting the bustling hubs of Bentonville and Fayetteville with the growing suburban communities of...
Rogers' new Pleasant Grove Trail runs through the southwestern corner of the city, a largely rural area now dotted with new residential subdivisions. In fact, the only non-residential or farm property...
The Park Street Trail is a short but critical link in Springdale's growing trail network. Running for just a few blocks along its namesake road, the trail links the utilitarian Powell Street Trail in...
Situated in south Fayetteville, the Town Branch Trail connects to the Frisco Trail on its eastern end and heads west to Greathouse Park, a 6-acre green space with picnic areas, a playground and...
The Horsebarn Trail runs on the western side of Rogers, linking housing complexes and businesses in the community's newer Metropark development with Bentonville to the north. Horsebarn Park, situated...
The Hamestring Creek Trail is a developing path along its namesake waterway in western Fayetteville. Unusually, the trail currently dead-ends at both termini, with access only available from W....
The Town Branch Trail is a short link in Bentonville's extensive trail network. Beginning at a trailhead in Town Branch Park on E. Central Avenue—just a few blocks east of downtown—the trail extends...
The Moberly Lane Trail is a concrete sidepath along its namesake road in Bentonville, offering connections to homes, businesses and various Walmart employment centers. In the north, the trail provides...
The Bella Vista Lake Trail forms a loop around Bella Vista Lake in the park of the same name, located along Bentonville's northern edge. Along with this popular paved fitness trail, the park contains...
The Wishing Springs Trail is a crucial link between two popular trails in Bentonville's extensive system. In the south, the trail begins at a junction with the North Bentonville Trail, which branches...
Bentonville's Downtown Trail provides a curving route through the city's charming downtown, linking the Walmart Home Office to the Bentonville Public Library. Two neighborhood parks along the...
The Turtle Creek Trail is located on the north side of Rogers, Arkansas. The two-lane paved trail follows its namesake creek, winding through the green spaces between residential neighborhoods....
The short Jefferson Trail skirts the campuses of both Sugar Creek Elementary School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, offering a safe route to school for hundreds of students. The trail also...
The Shiloh Trail is a work in progress that will ultimately form a significant north–south route through the western reaches of Fayetteville. The developing trail parallels both Interstate 49 and...
Bentonville's Downtown Trail provides a curving route through the city's charming downtown, linking the Walmart Home Office to the Bentonville Public Library. Two neighborhood parks along the...
The Mud Creek Trail follows its namesake Mud Creek, known as Freyschlag Creek in the 19th century, from N. Old Missouri Road at the eastern terminus to the connection with the Scull Creek Trail near...
The Silent Grove Trail runs through newer residential development from the Lowell–Springdale border in Northwest Arkansas to scenic Lake Springdale, administered as part of Springdale's popular JB...
The Park Street Trail is a short but critical link in Springdale's growing trail network. Running for just a few blocks along its namesake road, the trail links the utilitarian Powell Street Trail in...
Dean's Trail is a multi-use pathway in Springdale, Washington County that connects residents of the east side of the city to the Razorback Greenway (specifically, the Spring Creek Trail segment). It...
The Lake Fayetteville Trail, one of the most popular multi-use paths in Fayetteville's extensive network, encircles the nearly 200-acre lake at the center of Lake Fayetteville Park. Built in 1949 as a...
The Wishing Springs Trail is a crucial link between two popular trails in Bentonville's extensive system. In the south, the trail begins at a junction with the North Bentonville Trail, which branches...
The Horsebarn Trail runs on the western side of Rogers, linking housing complexes and businesses in the community's newer Metropark development with Bentonville to the north. Horsebarn Park, situated...
The Meadow Valley Trail is one of the more recent additions to Fayetteville's extensive trail network, and was the direct result of strong local demand for a trail connection from downtown to the...
Springdale's Powell Street Trail runs along its namesake road for more than 2 miles, offering an important trail connection to Fayetteville for the community's residents. While most of the trail is...
The Clabber Creek Trail is a short path that follows its namesake waterway in western Fayetteville. The winding route offers several opportunities to view the creek within scenic preserved woodlands....
The Blossom Way Trail is part of Roger's growing trails and greenway system. The wide, concrete trail takes a pleasantly shaded course along Blossom Way Creek. The trail passes by wide open green...
Situated in south Fayetteville, the Town Branch Trail connects to the Frisco Trail on its eastern end and heads west to Greathouse Park, a 6-acre green space with picnic areas, a playground and...
The short Lincoln Loop skirts the campuses of both Lincoln Junior High School and Tennie Russell Primary School, offering a safe route to school for hundreds of students. The Boys & Girls Club of...
The Moberly Lane Trail is a concrete sidepath along its namesake road in Bentonville, offering connections to homes, businesses and various Walmart employment centers. In the north, the trail provides...
The Spring Creek Trail courses along its namesake waterway through Springdale, a growing community in Northwest Arkansas. While the trail's southern half passes through the city's urban heart, the...
Thom Station Trail sits on an old Frisco railbed in the town of Carl Junction, just 15 minutes north of Joplin, Missouri. It’s a relatively short trail, 2.8 miles roundtrip. The southern half of the...
The Walker Park Trail loops around Walker Park, providing access to the various amenities within Fayetteville's second oldest park. Visitors can enjoy a large skate park, playgrounds, soccer fields,...
The Members Place Trail is a short path in Bentonville that links the Moberly Lane Trail with the South Bentonville Trail, a component of the impressive Razorback Regional Greenway. The trail also...
Section of trail closed due to construction for a bypass in April 2022
Started from Horsebarn Trailhead and headed south. Trail was pretty easy to follow and signs were at all junctions where one had multiple choices. It was a bit hilly in spots though. We rode as far as Springdale (Phat Tire Bikes) due to the headwinds that day (03/22). Surface is in very good condition. The trail crosses some roads, but also "goes under" many of them, especially the busy ones. Definitely a gem.
There is so much new road and building construction along RRG that the trail has become hazardous to travel. Multiple areas where the trail is torn out, sometimes with dead end, sometimes with routing bike traffic into the street along with vehicle, truck traffic.
This includes all areas north of Fayetteville (Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville and Bella Vista).
Safe riding has been reduced to only 10 miles at south end of the RRG trail.
Did this trail today from Bella Vista Lake to Rogers (Bass Pro). Beautiful day! Great trails - loves it. It’s under construction right now so I would park farther south to avoid that, but otherwise it was great!! They’ve done a great job with these trails - highly recommend.
A friend suggested riding in Joplin so searched TrailLink to see what we could find. Took a friend, his wife and son up from NW Arkansas on October 10 to explore. The trail reminded us of the Katy Trail with the gravel surface so that started the day just right. With the notes from your site and our GPS navigation, found the trailhead pretty easily. Early morning coolness made this a fun adventure overall. The two things that my riding partners both suggested would make this easier for others would be to see about more signage around the end of the trail about 4 plus miles in as the trail just kind of stopped with out much to identify if we should keep going or turn around. Some nice pedestrians told us we were at the end and were so nice that it really helped us to finish on a positive note then turn around. There was one major street crossing that did not have any lights or devices to have traffic stop for slower riders or children. We had an 8 year old with us so that was a safety concern thta could be easily added. We may be spoiled by all the work in NW Arkansas trails for the local Greenway. Overall, a great morning start before heading over to the Ruby Jack trail.
A friend suggested riding in Joplin so hopped on TrailLink to see what we could find. Ruby Jack sounded interesting and it did not disappoint! Put in at Carl Junction on October 10 and rode to Carthage for about a 25 mile round trip. Cool morning temps helped make this a great trail to explore. I highly recommend giving this a look and have already recommended it to several friends. Just a little over an hour from NW Arkansas so easily reached and lots of food options for post ride nutrition!!! Since I was solo, did not go much past the rough patch going west. Will explore that more in the future!
My daughter and I stayed in Rogers. Day 1 we hiked 8 miles on the Pigeon Roost Trail. Day 2 we drove to the Ozark Botanical Gardens with our bikes. After a tour of the gardens we rode our bikes around Lake Fayetteville and then headed south. We picnicked at Wilson Park and then headed back. Approximately 20 miles of biking was enough after a long day of hiking; however I can’t wait to go back and do more. I’ve ridden several trails and this one ranks up there. Beautiful and well maintained!
Well mantener and friendly people along the trail - walking, running, and biking.
I live in Rogers, AR so I am biased with this review. If you’re a visitor or a resident, the paved trail system (especially the Razorback Greenway Trail) in Benton and Washington Counties (Rogers, Bentonville, Lowell, Springdale, and Fayetteville) are the best I have ever rode. I have used paved trails in several other states, but the ones in NWA are the BEST. Hands down! The maintenance is meticulous. I find the signage helpful and easy to follow. There are many places with water fountains to refill your water bottles as public restrooms. I can’t say enough good things about the trails in Northwest Arkansas
It’s well maintained, paved, shaded (at least based on time of day/season), and really pretty. However, don’t listen when others say it’s “somewhat hilly” or “not excessively hilly.” Y’all, it’s Fayetteville. It’s all hills. There’s no way around that. Also, per the usual on the NWA trail system, the cyclists are jerks 95% of the time and don’t give warning when passing, so be aware.
Excellent! Hats off to those who developed this trail! Started in Fayetteville and rode north to Crystal Bridges. Scenery is beautiful in south part. Only trouble I had was in Bentonville...there is construction going on and parts of the trail had detours (I got lost). I flagged down another biker and she guided me through Bentonville to Crystal Bridges (bikers are friendly people). Trail was an easy ride and very enjoyable. Would definitely recommend this.
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