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Recommended Routes in Ouachita National Forest - 13

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Earthquake Ridge

4.4 mi 7.1 km • 540' Up 164.45 m Up • 540' Down 164.71 m Down

Mena, AR

Denby Point To Tompkins Bend Loop

8.1 mi 13.1 km • 442' Up 134.71 m Up • 442' Down 134.57 m Down

Mount Ida, AR

View from the top of the first climb out of the Highway 27 (Fishing Village) Trailhead.

Womble Trail - IMBA EPIC

35.5 mi 57.2 km • 4,093' Up 1247.68 m Up • 3,748' Down 1142.3 m Down

Mount Ida, AR

Brush Heap Loop

17.2 mi 27.7 km • 1,654' Up 504.27 m Up • 1,650' Down 502.87 m Down

Glenwood, AR

Lake Ouachita Vista (LOViT): Hickory Nut Mountain to Crystal Springs

7.2 mi 11.6 km • 1,112' Up 339.02 m Up • 473' Down 144.08 m Down

Piney, AR

Lake Ouachita Vista (LOViT): Joplin to Hickory Nut Mountain

4.0 mi 6.5 km • 220' Up 67.01 m Up • 670' Down 204.15 m Down

Mount Ida, AR

Eagle Rock Loop

24.9 mi 40.1 km • 2,431' Up 741 m Up • 2,424' Down 738.83 m Down

Mount Ida, AR

Foran Gap

22.5 mi 36.2 km • 2,985' Up 909.91 m Up • 2,985' Down 909.92 m Down

Mena, AR

An example of one of the many rock gardens on Blowout Mountain

Ouachita Challenge Race

60.7 mi 97.6 km • 5,751' Up 1752.91 m Up • 5,760' Down 1755.5 m Down

Mount Ida, AR

Big Brushy

6.6 mi 10.6 km • 477' Up 145.38 m Up • 1,010' Down 307.92 m Down

Mount Ida, AR

Blowout Mountain

6.4 mi 10.2 km • 1,057' Up 322.22 m Up • 1,201' Down 365.98 m Down

Mount Ida, AR

Suck Mountain

3.5 mi 5.6 km • 566' Up 172.63 m Up • 618' Down 188.28 m Down

Mount Ida, AR

Buffalo Gap Gravel Loop

12.0 mi 19.3 km • 998' Up 304.25 m Up • 1,003' Down 305.77 m Down

Hot Spr…, AR

Ouachita National Forest Biking

453 Miles 729 Kilometers of Trail
13 Recommended Routes
9 Easy Trails
14 Intermediate Trails
15 Difficult Trails

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Trails in Ouachita National Forest - 25

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7.7 mi 12.4 km #1Athens Big Fork Difficult Dierks, AR	Difficult	Dierks, AR	1
11.3 mi 18.2 km #2Viles Branch Intermediate Dierks, AR	Intermediate	Dierks, AR	1
108.4 mi 174.5 km #3Ouachita National Recreation Trail - IMBA Epic Difficult Mena, AR	Difficult	Mena, AR	4
38.3 mi 61.6 km #4Lake Ouachita Vista Trail - IMBA Epic Intermediate/Difficult Mount Ida, AR	Intermediate/Difficult	Mount Ida, AR	27
4.7 mi 7.5 km #5Rich Mountain Trail Difficult Mena, AR	Difficult	Mena, AR	4
2.5 mi 4.1 km #6Rocky Ridge Loop Difficult Piney, AR	Difficult	Piney, AR	1
4.1 mi 6.5 km #7North Loop Intermediate/Difficult Piney, AR	Intermediate/Difficult	Piney, AR	3
4.7 mi 7.6 km #8South Loop Intermediate/Difficult Piney, AR	Intermediate/Difficult	Piney, AR	5
1.8 mi 2.9 km #9Glades Loop Easy Piney, AR	Easy	Piney, AR	0
3.8 mi 6.2 km #10Morgan Hollow Loop Intermediate Piney, AR	Intermediate	Piney, AR	4