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Rankings · Fayetteville, Arkansas

Best Hiking Trails in Fayetteville, AR (2026): 13 Ranked by Reviews

Kessler Mountain Regional Park is the most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville with 953 Google reviews and a 4.7-star average, ranking #4 across all of Northwest Arkansas. 13 hiking trails with a Fayetteville address made the cut, out of 30 ranked region-wide.

Fayetteville is the largest city in NWA and home to the University of Arkansas, so the market skews toward students, faculty, and the Dickson Street and Mill District neighborhoods.

13 hiking trails · 1,766 verified Google reviews · Washington County · last verified September 19, 2026

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1Kessler Mountain Regional ParkFayetteville4.7953
2Mount Sequoyah WoodsFayetteville4.5221
3Carol E. Van Scyoc TrailheadFayetteville4.6113
4Lake Sequoyah TrailheadFayetteville4.6111
5Lake Wedington Shore Loop TrailFayetteville4.486
6Gregory Park TrailFayetteville4.770
7Mount Sequoyah TrailheadFayetteville4.652
8Frisco Park And TrailFayetteville4.750
9Mud Creek TrailheadFayetteville4.737
10Clabber Creek TrailFayetteville4.732
11Hamestring Creek Trail CorridorFayetteville4.425
12Lake Fayetteville TrailheadFayetteville5.09
13Mount Kessler, Fayetteville Traverse TrailheadFayetteville4.37
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Kessler Mountain Regional Park

Fayetteville
4.7(953 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Kessler Mountain Regional Park is the most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 953 Google reviews and a 4.7-star average. Google describes it as green space featuring trails for hiking & mountain biking along with soccer & baseball fields. It is open seven days a week, located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “We enjoyed a wonderful walk here the other day on their paved and soft trails. The playground looks amazing and they have extensive ball fields.”

2600 Judge Cummings Rd, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

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Mount Sequoyah Woods

Fayetteville
4.5(221 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Mount Sequoyah Woods is the second-most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 221 Google reviews and a 4.5-star average. Google describes it as rustic forest park featuring hiking & mountain-bike trail loops through heavily wooded terrain. It is open seven days a week, located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “Nice trail, could use more signs on the trail”

5 S Happy Hollow Rd, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

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Carol E. Van Scyoc Trailhead

Fayetteville
4.6(113 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Carol E. Van Scyoc Trailhead is the third-most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 113 Google reviews and a 4.6-star average. It is open seven days a week, located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “This is much better access to clear creek trail. We had tried going to the clear creek trail head in Johnson, but there is no parking unless you want to pull over to the side of the road in a shady looking area (and I…”

6302 Wilkerson St, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA

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Lake Sequoyah Trailhead

Fayetteville
4.6(111 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Lake Sequoyah Trailhead is the fourth-most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 111 Google reviews and a 4.6-star average. It is open seven days a week, located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “Beautiful and serene along the lake. Very easy out and back but narrow in many areas so kindly yield to dogs and their person for space to pass. Boat ramp across the street. Single lane bring to get to trailhead.”

198 N Lake Sequoyah Spur, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

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Lake Wedington Shore Loop Trail

Fayetteville
4.4(86 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Lake Wedington Shore Loop Trail is the fifth-most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 86 Google reviews and a 4.4-star average. It is open seven days a week, located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “A peaceful trail to plug into nature, calm and quiet once you get away from the road. The trail needs more visitor to keep the further paths clear. If you listen closely you will find the water fall.”

Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA

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Gregory Park Trail

Fayetteville
4.7(70 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Gregory Park Trail is the sixth-most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 70 Google reviews and a 4.7-star average. It is located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “We had a fabulous MTB ride on the XC course (about a mile loop) with uphill sections, downhill flow, rocks, roots, tree gates, natural surfaces, and wildlife.”

69 E Sycamore St, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

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Mount Sequoyah Trailhead

Fayetteville
4.6(52 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Mount Sequoyah Trailhead is the seventh-most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 52 Google reviews and a 4.6-star average. It is open seven days a week, located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “Fun trail and raw. If you like rolling over lots of rocks, this is the place. Get it!”

1680 E Paddock Rd, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

8

Frisco Park And Trail

Fayetteville
4.7(50 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Frisco Park And Trail is the eighth-most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 50 Google reviews and a 4.7-star average. It is open seven days a week, located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “Beautiful place, calm and quiet, but I did happen upon a water moccasin lol so step carefully.”

Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

9

Mud Creek Trailhead

Fayetteville
4.7(37 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Mud Creek Trailhead is the ninth-most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 37 Google reviews and a 4.7-star average. It is located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “I walked about 2 miles total, and this is a flat, pet-friendly, paved, and well-marked trail that partly runs behind some houses and alongside a few businesses along its route.”

3739 Steele Blvd, Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA

10

Clabber Creek Trail

Fayetteville
4.7(32 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Clabber Creek Trail is the tenth-most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 32 Google reviews and a 4.7-star average. It is open seven days a week, located in Fayetteville. One 4-star reviewer wrote: “Beautiful trail and one of the most accessible in Fayetteville. It is fully paved but there are some height differences (about an inch in the worst parts) between slabs in the sidewalk.”

765-16658, #061, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA

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Hamestring Creek Trail Corridor

Fayetteville
4.4(25 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Hamestring Creek Trail Corridor is the #11 most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 25 Google reviews and a 4.4-star average. It is located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “Really nice little easy trail in my neighborhood! Good for a quick walk and the restoration is so nice! Would love for both ends of the trail to be expanded”

3075 W Marigold Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA

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Lake Fayetteville Trailhead

Fayetteville
5.0(9 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Lake Fayetteville Trailhead is the #12 most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 9 Google reviews and a 5.0-star average. It is located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “Good biking trail! There's a ton of good downhills and the uphills aren't too steep”

Razorback Greenway, Fayetteville, AR 72764, USA

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Mount Kessler, Fayetteville Traverse Trailhead

Fayetteville
4.3(7 Google reviews)· verified Sep 2026

Mount Kessler, Fayetteville Traverse Trailhead is the #13 most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 7 Google reviews and a 4.3-star average. It is located in Fayetteville. One 5-star reviewer wrote: “I ran the traverse counter-clockwise to rock city, egg beater, serpentine and back on traverse. I parked by the smoke house and it was about a 4.3 mile loop from the trail entrance.”

1725 S Smoke House Trl, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

How We Rank

We query Google for every hiking trail in Northwest Arkansas, keep operational businesses with at least 5 reviews, then filter to those with a Fayetteville address and rank by Google review count. Businesses based in neighboring cities often serve Fayetteville too; the region-wide list covers them.

Frequently Asked

Who is the most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville?
Kessler Mountain Regional Park has the most Google reviews of any hiking trail in Fayetteville, with 953 reviews and a 4.7-star average as of our last check.
Which hiking trail in Fayetteville has the highest rating?
Among hiking trails with at least 50 reviews, Kessler Mountain Regional Park has the highest average at 4.7 stars across 953 reviews.
How is this ranking calculated?
We pull every hiking trail Google lists in Northwest Arkansas, drop any with fewer than 5 reviews or marked closed, and rank the rest by total Google review count, with rating as the tiebreaker. This list covers 1,766 reviews. No business can pay to be ranked.

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