Mountain Bike

153.5 miles

Distance

16,667 ft

Climb

-16,465 ft

Descent

1,397 ft

High Point

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Detailed Description

Wildebeest Route is a 154 mile popular intermediate route located near Bella Vista Arkansas. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 120 trails. This route climbs 16,667 ft with a max elevation of 1,397 ft then descends -16,465 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Land Line				2 miles
	Return Trail				541 ft
	Tango Whiskey				2,316 ft
	Rendezvous				1 mile
	Return Trail				2,221 ft
	Invasion				3,028 ft
	Return Trail				177 ft
	Shock & Awe				3,061 ft
	Up Hill Both Ways Main Connector				305 ft
	Return Trail				2,536 ft
	Up Hill Both Ways Main Connector				269 ft
	Return Trail				535 ft
	Up Hill Both Ways Main Connector				276 ft
	Technical Difficulty				1 mile
	Bamboozled				2 miles
	Lago Vista West				2 miles
	Lago Vista Gravity Line				3,701 ft
	Bamboozled Gravity Line				1,073 ft
	Staggerwing				2,743 ft
	Caldwell Climb				2,283 ft
	Silent Hattie				1,532 ft
	Danger Will Robinson				3,763 ft
	Down Under				4 miles
	Smuggler's Run				3,422 ft
	Sally Trail (North)				1 mile
	Sally Trail (North)				656 ft
	Rabbit Hole Loop				1 mile
	Cooper Elementary Spur				1,545 ft
	Cooper Elementary Mtb Spur				272 ft
	Blowing Spring Loop Ext				522 ft
	Back 40 TH				423 ft
	Mulligan				4,364 ft
	The Ledges				3 miles
	Summit School				1 mile
	North Upper Connect				1,421 ft
	Boom Diggity				2 miles
	Bella Vista Lake				4,426 ft
	Flash Flood				1,572 ft
	Greenway Connector				571 ft
	Downhill Connector				1,522 ft
	Medusa				1 mile
	Medusa				591 ft
	Armadillo's Last Stand				4,219 ft
	Jesse's Last Stand				781 ft
	Tatamagouche				4 miles
	All-American				2,661 ft
	Upper Angus Chute				2,513 ft
	Angus Chute (Gully)				912 ft
	The Urban Trail				2,080 ft
	Creek side				1,309 ft
	Berm Creek Return				305 ft
	Berm Creek				2,343 ft
	Berm Creek Return				591 ft
	Urban Trail Connector				180 ft
	Free Time				2,943 ft
	Rocky Ridge (North)				1,020 ft
	Schroen Train				1,270 ft
	Rocky Ridge (South)				1,988 ft
	Schroen Train				1,224 ft
	Hidden Hollow Connector				561 ft
	Hand-Cut Connector (On-Road)				5,200 ft
	Traverse Loop Advanced				1 mile
	Traverse Loop				5 miles
	Enfield Trail				476 ft
	The Masterpiece				636 ft
	Rock Ledge trail				1,893 ft
	Ravine Trail				1,919 ft
	All-American				4,449 ft
	Moo Moo				207 ft
	Boo Boo				1,093 ft
	Moo Moo				1,696 ft
	Choo Choo				1,581 ft
	Black Apple Creek Trail				2,428 ft
	Apple Turnover				249 ft
	Apple Turnover				1,211 ft
	Burns Arboretum				1,821 ft
	Leopard Loop				961 ft
	Leopard's Loop				2,267 ft
	Leopard Loop				1,886 ft
	Lincoln Loop				2,264 ft
	Tristan				676 ft
	Tristan Trail				5,243 ft
	North Walton				4,383 ft
	Water Tower Access				1,608 ft
	Fire Line				3,392 ft
	Good Vibrations				1,699 ft
	Esther's Connector				630 ft

Details

Riding area

Blowing Springs
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue

More Stats for Wildebeest Route mountain bike route

Avg time

19 hr 8 min
Altitude change

202 ft
Altitude min

976 ft
Altitude start

1,032 ft
Altitude end

1,234 ft
Grade max

-46.6%
Grade min

60%
Distance climb

63 miles
Distance down

62 miles
Distance flat

28 miles

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trail	date	description
Good Vibrations	Jun 12, 2025 @ 10:27am 3 days
Traverse Loop Advanced	Jun 12, 2025 @ 9:37am 3 days	reporter
All-American	Jun 11, 2025 @ 5:15pm Jun 11, 2025
Ravine Trail	Jun 11, 2025 @ 7:37am Jun 11, 2025	Closed due to construction at Crystal Bridges
Moo Moo	Jun 11, 2025 @ 7:01am Jun 11, 2025	reporter