Name: Karst Trail
Rating: 4.9

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This trail has it all. Counter-clockwise the trail starts with a short, well-designed climb before miles of rolling ridgeline riding. Once you think you've had enough of that, a short downhill takes you to the lake where you are sandwiched between rock bluffs and shoreline. A trail unlike any other.

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Local Club: Ozark Off-Road Cyclists

Land Manager: Arkansas State Parks - Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area

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Joe Jacobs

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4.9 from 84 votes

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in Hobbs State Park Conservation Area: Monument Trails

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4.9 from 84 votes

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Rocky shore of White River (more of a lake due to the dam) along the Karst Trail.

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Check-Ins

Oct 8, 2023

Nicole Mccallum

Apr 3, 2023

Scott Cronister

Apr 1, 2023

Aly Courain

Oct 6, 2022

Jello DeMarco

14h 11m

Sep 7, 2022

Anonymous User

Wonderful 8mi — 1h 20m

Jun 19, 2022

Bonnie Mills Haldeman

Leisurely ride stopped for breaks and swimming good flowy track

May 4, 2022

Gunner Smith

Mar 24, 2022

Meagan Rice

43 degrees. A little muddy in spots. Great ride!

Jan 14, 2022

Joshua Winkelmann

7.5mi — 0h 56m

Oct 29, 2021

Todd Ward

Perfectly designed easy climbs CCW, some narrow exposure near lake w ledges nothing severe. Trailhead is just parking off gravel road. Lake views! 8mi — 1h 16m

Sep 22, 2021

Alexander Jonathan

awesome flowy ride with some solid scenery. manageable climbs with fun downhills and a few boulders to ride over 8mi

Sep 13, 2021

Andrea Helmig

Loved this ride - spider webs were a bit much but we took turns going first. Pines and nature were beautiful; they did a great job designing the trail 7.5mi — 0h 56m

Sep 11, 2021

Lane Stephens

Sep 8, 2021

Maxwell O'Roark

Sep 5, 2021

Jessica James

Jul 16, 2021

J L

May 6, 2021

Anonymous User

Beautiful Spectacular WOW 11mi — 1h 40m

May 2, 2021

Cliff Kinder

Mar 19, 2021

Kevin D.

8mi — 14h 00m

Dec 29, 2020

Chance Louis

Nov 7, 2020

Bonnie Carter

7.7mi — 1h 34m

Oct 17, 2020

WJA III

GREAT TRAIL! Take the extra time when you visit NWA and go out to Hobbs. The trails by the lake are very scenic and have a great flow. 8mi — 2h 45m

Oct 4, 2020

brandon yoemans

awesome — 1h 45m

Sep 27, 2020

Kevin S

Sep 21, 2020

Adam Leslie

Trail was in great shape! 7.3mi — 0h 52m

Sep 18, 2020

Jeff Spain

Aug 31, 2020

James Falke

Trails were great. Stopped for a swim mid loop! 8mi — 1h 05m

Jul 12, 2020

Pat C

Fun and flowey 8mi — 11h 00m

Jul 1, 2020

Doug Mcbride

May 1, 2020

Fat Lander31

I rode with Brad

Apr 18, 2020

Logan Hellinghausen

Apr 18, 2020

Mike Rusch

Beautiful day 17.7mi — 11h 00m

Mar 8, 2020

Donnie Williams

Feb 16, 2020

Donnie Williams

Incredible trail!! — 1h 10m

Feb 15, 2020

Linda Stevens

Great ride

Feb 15, 2020

Taylor Brown

997 feet elevation gain 7.7mi — 1h 12m

Jan 26, 2020

Judith Brown

15.6mi — 3h 30m

Nov 16, 2019

Marc Rogers

Very nice gentle trail with great scenery. 8.1mi — 1h 05m

Nov 7, 2019

Chad Dean

Oct 31, 2019

Larry Collins

Oct 18, 2019

Nathan Frakes

Oct 13, 2019

Greg Jones

Completely dry with smooth fast rollers and beautiful views of the lake. Perfect day and ride! 18.3mi — 2h 32m

Oct 12, 2019

Lance Kawabata

Aug 10, 2019

Mason McClelland

Great smooth trail with beautiful views of the lake

Aug 4, 2019

Kristina Henry

Aug 4, 2019

Jane L

7.2mi

Jul 27, 2019

Jeff Culhane

11h 52m

Jul 8, 2019

Richard Schmiedeke

Please do this trail in the designated direction to avoid collisions.

Jun 30, 2019

Bill King

Awesome work by Rogue trails! 8mi — 1h 48m

Jun 25, 2019

Warren Fossett

Jun 16, 2019

Johnny Martinez

Great trail with easy to climb hills. 8mi — 3h 00m

Jun 15, 2019

Warren Fossett

Jun 8, 2019

Christian Nord

Very scenic ride along side the lake. The beginning was fun and fast. The middle was a bit more difficult. Popped my inter tube around mile 6. 8mi

Jun 8, 2019

Richard Schmiedeke

Incredible trail! Beautiful views!!

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Karst Trail

“A diverse loop with an incredible ridgeline ride, lakeside ride, and bluffline ride. ”

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