Best Hiking Trails in Fayetteville, Arkansas

As of November 2026, Kessler Mountain Regional Park is the most-reviewed hiking trail in Fayetteville with 966 Google reviews and a 4.7-star average, ranking #5 across all of Northwest Arkansas. 15 hiking trails with a Fayetteville address made the cut, out of 30 ranked region-wide.

Updated November 1, 2026 · How we rank

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1Kessler Mountain Regional ParkFayetteville4.7966
2Mount Sequoyah WoodsFayetteville4.5221
3Finger Park TrailFayetteville4.0135
4Carol E. Van Scyoc TrailheadFayetteville4.6114
5Lake Sequoyah TrailheadFayetteville4.6111
6Lake Wedington Shore Loop TrailFayetteville4.486
7Gregory Park TrailFayetteville4.770
8Mount Sequoyah TrailheadFayetteville4.652
9Frisco Park And TrailFayetteville4.751
10Mud Creek TrailheadFayetteville4.737
11Clabber Creek TrailFayetteville4.732
12Hamestring Creek Trail CorridorFayetteville4.425
13Niokaska Creek Trail CorridorFayetteville4.723
14Lake Fayetteville TrailheadFayetteville5.09
15Mount Kessler, Fayetteville Traverse TrailheadFayetteville4.37
1

Kessler Mountain Regional Park

Fayetteville
4.7(966 Google reviews)

Green space featuring trails for hiking & mountain biking along with soccer & baseball fields. Open seven days a week.

2600 Judge Cummings Rd, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

2

Mount Sequoyah Woods

Fayetteville
4.5(221 Google reviews)

Rustic forest park featuring hiking & mountain-bike trail loops through heavily wooded terrain. Open seven days a week.

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

3

Finger Park Trail

Fayetteville
4.0(135 Google reviews)

Walking & biking path over broken ground with parking, play & picknicking areas at the trail head. Open seven days a week.

1525 SE Farmers Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

4

Carol E. Van Scyoc Trailhead

Fayetteville
4.6(114 Google reviews)

Open seven days a week.

6302 Wilkerson St, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA

5

Lake Sequoyah Trailhead

Fayetteville
4.6(111 Google reviews)

Open seven days a week.

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

6

Lake Wedington Shore Loop Trail

Fayetteville
4.4(86 Google reviews)

Open seven days a week.

Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA

8

Mount Sequoyah Trailhead

Fayetteville
4.6(52 Google reviews)

Open seven days a week.

1680 E Paddock Rd, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

10

Mud Creek Trailhead

Fayetteville
4.7(37 Google reviews)

3739 Steele Blvd, Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA

12

Hamestring Creek Trail Corridor

Fayetteville
4.4(25 Google reviews)

3075 W Marigold Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA

13

Niokaska Creek Trail Corridor

Fayetteville
4.7(23 Google reviews)

Open seven days a week.

2261 E Country Way, Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA

14

Lake Fayetteville Trailhead

Fayetteville
5.0(9 Google reviews)

Razorback Greenway, Fayetteville, AR 72764, USA

15

Mount Kessler, Fayetteville Traverse Trailhead

Fayetteville
4.3(7 Google reviews)

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

How we rank

We search Google for every hiking trail in Northwest Arkansas, keep open businesses with at least 5 reviews whose Google listing matches the category, then rank those with a Fayetteville address by Google review count. Businesses in neighboring cities often serve Fayetteville too; the region-wide list covers them. Full methodology.

Questions

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 966 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 966 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 1,939 reviews. No business can pay to be ranked.