The Arkansas Hills trail system includes the trails around the S-Mountain, spreading north-east in a stacked loop system with the easier trails closer to town and the more advanced trails further out.

These trails are mostly open year round and often best winter riding in the area when other areas are snowed in.

Watch for rattle snakes during the summer.

The system passes through Forrest Service, BLM, and city managed land.

Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country

Shuttleable: YES

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Region Details

Open on Sep 26, 2018

Local Trail Association

SMT (salidamountaintrails.org)

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Stats

Avg Trail Rating

Global Ranking

#350

State Ranking

#11

Trails

Total Distance

36 miles

Total Descent Distance

20 miles

Total Descent

11,139 ft

Highest Trailhead

12,844 ft

Total Vertical

5,867 ft

Reports

172

Photos

Ridden Counter

1,976

Popular Arkansas Hills Trails Mountain Bike Trails

status	title	difficulty	rating
	Little Rattler
	Sweet Dreams
	Cottonwood
	Rumba Trail
	Chicken Dinner
	Backbone
	Beasway Trail (formerly Salsa Tr.)
	North Backbone
	County Rd 175
	Frontside
	Sgt. Pepper
	Burn Pile Trail

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	date	user
County Rd 175	Sep 19, 2018 @ 7:59am Sep 19, 2018	HotChick
Beasway Trail (formerly Salsa Tr.)	Sep 19, 2018 @ 7:59am Sep 19, 2018	HotChick
Rumba Trail	Sep 19, 2018 @ 7:59am Sep 19, 2018	HotChick
Sweet Dreams	Sep 19, 2018 @ 7:59am Sep 19, 2018	HotChick
Chicken Dinner	Sep 19, 2018 @ 7:59am Sep 19, 2018	HotChick

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Photos of Arkansas Hills Trails Mountain Bike

trail: Backbone

2 |

Sep 6, 2018 @ 3:26pm

Sep 6, 2018

Backbone, My City

trail: Little Browns

24 |

Aug 21, 2018 @ 12:33pm

Aug 21, 2018

Little Browns, Salida

trail: Backbone

6 |

Jul 12, 2018 @ 1:41pm

Jul 12, 2018

Backbone, Sparta

trail: North Backbone

192 |

Nov 4, 2016 @ 9:38am

Nov 4, 2016

| 2 comments North Backbone, Salida

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Videos of Arkansas Hills Trails Mountain Bike

Arkansas Hills Trails Mountain Bike Routes

title	rating	distance
Cottonwood Tour featured		22 miles

Recent Comments

username	type	title	comment	date
spacemanDan	trail	Hooligan	This trail is TECHNICAL. I had a blast on this...	Oct 5, 2018 @ 11:26am Oct 5, 2018
lojoeaster	trail	The Dude Abides	Can go either direction but it is built with...	Aug 28, 2018 @ 3:19am Aug 28, 2018
Mntneer	trail	Cottonwood	As 1qqqqddd we	May 22, 2018 @ 9:14am May 22, 2018
flagrfr	trail	Chicken Dinner	Super flowy with a bunch of opportunities to...	Feb 15, 2018 @ 5:52pm Feb 15, 2018
mtbyetico	trail	Little Browns	Loop with what?	Jul 2, 2017 @ 7:21pm Jul 2, 2017

username	action	type	title	date
Mountaincurls1	add	ridelog	Oct 23, 2018 ride log	Oct 23, 2018 @ 12:45pm 8 hours
Straubad	add	ridelog	Oct 18, 2018 ride log	Oct 19, 2018 @ 5:40am Oct 19, 2018
todd	update	trail	Rusty Lung and 1 more	Oct 18, 2018 @ 2:33pm Oct 18, 2018
todd	update	route	Cottonwood Tour	Oct 18, 2018 @ 10:21am Oct 18, 2018
gsling76	add	ridelog	Jul 15, 2018 ride log	Oct 16, 2018 @ 5:23pm Oct 16, 2018

Nearby Riding Areas

name					distance
Methodist Mountain Trail System	2	7	3		5 km

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