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- Snow Groomed
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- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with NO bikes.
Phase one of Hot Springs world-class Northwoods Trails include 15.7 miles of mountain biking trails. Construction of the park began in November 2017 with plans for a 44.6 mile system of trails on the 2000 acre property in the Northern section of Hot Springs. This project represents an ongoing, collaborative effort to establish Hot Springs as one of the premier mountain biking destinations in the United States. The Northwoods system includes Green, Blue and Black single track, multi-track, flow trails, jump lines and the Lucky 13 expert section.
source: Bike Hot Springs
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Land Status: City Managed
Land Manager: Visit Hot Springs

Access Info:
Northwoods Trails can be accessed from its Waterworks Trailhead at 300 Pineland Drive, Hot Springs, AR, 71901 or from the connected Cedar Glades Park trail system at 461 Wildcat Rd, Hot Springs, AR 71913.
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- Mountain Bike
49 trails
- E-Bike
49 trails
- Hike
41 trails
- Trail Running
41 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 18
- 25
- 3
Region Status
Open as of May 7, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 48
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 49
- Trails E-Bike
- 49
- Trails Hike
- 41
- Trails Trail Running
- 41
- Total Distance
- 24 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 11 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,943 ft
- Total Vertical
- 382 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 856 ft
- Reports
- 223
- Photos
- 78
- Ridden Counter
- 11,137
Popular Northwoods Trails Mountain Biking Trails
Northwoods Trails Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Morning Joe | 14 miles | |
2 hr 43 min | 17 miles | |
No more than 2 hours to ride... | 13 miles | |
Sunday Morning Therapy | 17 miles | |
Northwoods Pullman Start | 16 miles | |
Day Off Ride | 19 miles | |
Hot Springs 15 Miles - Med | 15 miles | |
Northwoods Advanced Loop | 5 miles | |
Newb's Loop | 5 miles | |
Jeff Quick Hot Springs | 13 miles |
Photos of Northwoods Trails Mountain Bike
trail: Bethel
42 |
Nov 21, 2021 @ 5:31pm
Nov 21, 2021
trail: Bees Knees
18 |
Jun 15, 2021 @ 10:51pm
Jun 15, 2021
trail: Bees Knees
46 |
Jun 15, 2021 @ 10:51pm
Jun 15, 2021
trail: End of the Rainbow
74 |
Nov 29, 2020 @ 8:55am
Nov 29, 2020
trail: Waterworks
79 |
Nov 28, 2020 @ 5:57am
Nov 28, 2020
trail: Ragnarok
35 |
Nov 23, 2020 @ 2:29pm
Nov 23, 2020
trail: Freeman
38 |
Nov 23, 2020 @ 2:27pm
Nov 23, 2020Videos of Northwoods Trails Mountain Bike

trail: Cat's Meow
2:36 |
203 |
Jan 4, 2019

trail: Cat's Meow
2:36 |
49 |
Jan 4, 2019

trail: Nighthawk
1:06 |
74 |
Dec 19, 2018

trail: Lowrey
3:06 |
108 |
Dec 19, 2018

trail: Bluejay
3:56 |
107 |
Dec 18, 2018

trail: Freeman
33:10 |
245 |
Sep 27, 2020 , Hot Springs

trail: Cat's Meow
2:23 |
185 |
Sep 27, 2020 , Hot Springs

trail: Cat's Meow
33:10 |
133 |
Sep 27, 2020 , Hot Springs
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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No Limits | May 7, 2022 @ 7:02am May 7, 2022 | Ideal | GregBunn3U6 | ||
Missing Bolt | May 7, 2022 @ 7:02am May 7, 2022 | Ideal | GregBunn3U6 | ||
Fire & Ash | May 7, 2022 @ 7:02am May 7, 2022 | Ideal | GregBunn3U6 | ||
Lowrey | May 7, 2022 @ 7:02am May 7, 2022 | Ideal | GregBunn3U6 | ||
Bees Knees | Mar 28, 2022 @ 1:35pm Mar 28, 2022 | Ideal | Ricknala | ||
Funguy | Mar 28, 2022 @ 1:35pm Mar 28, 2022 | Ideal | Ricknala | ||
Freeman | Mar 28, 2022 @ 1:35pm Mar 28, 2022 | Ideal | Ricknala | ||
Bearcat Pass | Mar 28, 2022 @ 1:35pm Mar 28, 2022 | Ideal | Ricknala | ||
Whip-poor-will | Mar 28, 2022 @ 1:35pm Mar 28, 2022 | Ideal | Ricknala | ||
Rockhound | Mar 24, 2022 @ 9:30am Mar 24, 2022 | Ideal | bj341 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | Rodnantz | wishlist | route | Morning Joe | May 17, 2022 @ 5:02pm 24 hours |
![]() | GregBunn3U6 | add | report | No Limits and 3 more | May 7, 2022 @ 6:48pm May 7, 2022 |
![]() | ShadrOalrK | ridden | trail | Pullman Trail and 2 more | May 5, 2022 @ 10:55pm May 5, 2022 |
![]() | JohnnyB12 | vote | trail | Rockhound | Apr 12, 2022 @ 7:34pm Apr 12, 2022 |
![]() | in2ride | wishlist | trail | Cat's Meow | Apr 11, 2022 @ 8:33am Apr 11, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Super fun trail | Apr 10, 2022 @ 7:45am Apr 10, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Super fun handcut bench cut trail with plenty... | Mar 22, 2021 @ 9:45am Mar 22, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | One of the absolute best climbing trails!! | Oct 21, 2020 @ 9:01am Oct 21, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | This has been corrected! | Jul 2, 2020 @ 11:31pm Jul 2, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | Super easy green trail: great for beginners | Jun 21, 2020 @ 3:03pm Jun 21, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hot Springs Village Trails | 9.2 km | ||||
Iron Mountain | 1 | 8 | 22.7 km | ||
Tompkins Bend | 1 | 10 | 1 | 23.6 km |
Local Badges
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 49 | 24 miles | 2,943 ft | 11 miles | 381 ft | #381 | #189 | 77 | 223 | 11 | 3,168 | |
E-Bike | 49 | 24 miles | 2,943 ft | 11 miles | 381 ft | #104 | #28 | 201 | 1 | 36 | ||
Hike | 41 | 21 miles | 1,965 ft | 9 miles | 381 ft | #370 | #225 | 1 | 221 | 166 | ||
Trail Running | 41 | 21 miles | 1,965 ft | 9 miles | 381 ft | #370 | #224 | 221 | 28 |
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