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The 4-mile Southwest Trail will one day run in a southwest arc across all of Arkansas.
About the Route
Currently, the trail runs between Heinke Rd. and Hillaro Springs Rd., along a disused railroad corridor. The trail is newly paved, and it follows a relatively flat route.
The Southwest Trail runs between Heinke Rd. (Shannon Hills) and Hillaro Springs Rd. (Brittain).
Trail users can park at Iron Horse Church, Please see TrailLink Map for all parking options and detailed directions.
Community Oark on Germania was a great place to park - entrance to trail is right across the bridge.Entire trail is asphalt or concrete - if you do the entire thing and back it is just shy of 14 miles.
It now crosses Sardis Rd in Shannon Hills and runs over to Vimy Ridge Rd close to the intersection with Germania Rd
Rode the entire trail and its paved and an easy 7 mile ride. Park at the Iron Horse Church on Chicot and its pretty easy and seemed safe for the area. No creepy questionable characters around. Just be mindful of crossing several main roads, there are signals to activate but they are still major roads. Went to the Saline/Pulaski line at the southernmost part and looks like they are extending this into Alexander.
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