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

Local Trail Association

SMT (salidamountaintrails.org)

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Stats

Avg Trail Rating

Global Ranking

#387

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

156

Photos

Ridden Counter

1,328

Popular Arkansas Hills Trails Mountain Bike Trails

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

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	date	user
Frontside	Jun 13, 2018 @ 7:28am Jun 13, 2018	JarrodB
Little Rattler	Jun 13, 2018 @ 7:28am Jun 13, 2018	JarrodB
The Dude Abides	Jun 13, 2018 @ 7:28am Jun 13, 2018	JarrodB
Pauli	Jun 13, 2018 @ 7:28am Jun 13, 2018	JarrodB
Unkle Nazty	Jun 13, 2018 @ 7:28am Jun 13, 2018	JarrodB

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Photos of Arkansas Hills Trails Mountain Bike

trail: Cottonwood

28 |

Apr 17, 2018 @ 10:46am

Apr 17, 2018

Cottonwood, Denver

trail: Sweet Dreams

11 |

Mar 30, 2018 @ 3:22pm

Mar 30, 2018

Sweet Dreams, My City

trail: Sweet Dreams

9 |

Mar 30, 2018 @ 3:01pm

Mar 30, 2018

Sweet Dreams, My City

trail: North Backbone

165 |

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		22 miles

Recent Comments

username	type	title	comment	date
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
greaseeater	trail	Little Browns	Tough ride 4 plus hours to loop for a strong...	Jul 2, 2017 @ 6:37pm Jul 2, 2017
lubes17319	trail	Cottonwood	High-speed bl'ast: some flowy parts & some...	Sep 25, 2016 @ 11:21am Sep 25, 2016

username	action	type	title	date
Cjkotalik	add	ridelog	Jun 17, 2018 ride log	Jun 17, 2018 @ 12:16pm 15 hours
amillikin	wishlist	region	Arkansas Hills Trails	Jun 17, 2018 @ 7:09am 20 hours
jpcribari	add	ridelog	Jun 16, 2018 ride log	Jun 16, 2018 @ 2:23pm 2 days
Mountaincurls1	add	ridelog	Jun 15, 2018 ride log	Jun 15, 2018 @ 6:43pm 2 days
jpcribari	add	ridelog	Jun 15, 2018 ride log	Jun 15, 2018 @ 5:43pm 2 days

Nearby Riding Areas

name					distance
Methodist Mountain Trail System	2	7	1		5 km

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