3.5 miles
Distance
293 ft
Climb
-292 ft
Descent
00:33:17
Avg time

Bench Road Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Nebo State Park - Monument Trails
    Dardanelle, Arkansas
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #139766 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #22224 in E-Biking
    • #64357 in Trail Running
    • #63354 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    30 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 30 in E-Biking
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Arkansas State Parks

Ancient wagon trail turned multi use hike, Bike, Equestrian with walk in camp sites and springs along the way. fun loop. loose on hard gravel to head sized rocks

The bench trail is a great multi-use trail for biking, hiking, jogging etc... Be advised this double track has large chunky gravel in areas that can be discouraging to new users. This trail rated as green can be deceiving for true beginners. True beginners are recommended to start on Three-C trail in the Mt Nebo network

Access Info

Park at the Bench Trail Overlook on Highway 155

Disclaimer

Large chunky gravel scattered on segments of trail

Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB Green Rating: Beginner features and moderate terrain.

Large gravel in some areas.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bench Road Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,377 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,559 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,443 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,444 ft
  • Grade max
    -15.1%
  • Grade min
    18.9%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    2,986 ft
  • Avg time
    00:33:17
  • Avg reverse time
    00:38:28
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on Sep 6, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3.86 (2 votes)
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      Sep 6, 2023 @ 6:48am
      Sep 6, 2023
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