Mountain Bike Trails

Twists and turns thru the forest. Challenging inclines and declines. Bailouts and creek crossings. With a bike, a plan, and an appetite for adventure, the Ozarks has everything you need for a rewarding and exciting mountain biking experience, courtesy of the land itself. Many mountain bike trail systems are located throughout the Ozarks and Ouachita Mountains, providing different types of trails for every fitness and experience level. So, grab your bike and a helmet, and pedal on to great trails!

To search for mountain biking trails, you may choose from the "master list" table below. Click on each column header to sort the list by that column, or type a search to narrow the list, either in the main search at the top of the table, or for each individual column just below the table.


*Currently, there are so many more mountain bike trails within the Ozarks and Ouachitas than I have had time to photograph, gather information for, and list here. As soon as new information becomes available, and I am able to either gather pictures or create a map, I will post those new trails here.*

Trail Length  Difficulty  Location Region Type
Ankle Express Trail Go 18 miles Moderate - Strenuous Greenleaf
State Park
Oklahoma Ozarks Backpack, Hike, Mtn Bike
Bear Creek Multi-Use Trail Go 31 miles Moderate - Strenuous Daisy State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Mtn Bike, ATV
Bench Trail Go 4 miles Easy Mt Nebo State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike
Coon Creek Ridge Trail Go 2 miles Easy - Moderate Robbers Cave
State Park
Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike
Cross Country Mountain Bike Trail Go 15 miles Moderate Devil's Den State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Mtn Bike
Fossil Flats Trail Go 5 miles Moderate - Strenuous Devil's Den State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Mtn Bike
Gorley King Trail Go 7 miles Moderate Devil's Den State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse
Hidden Diversity Multi-Use Trail Go 23 miles Moderate - Strenuous Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse
Indian Nations Multi-Use Trail Go 5 miles Moderate Beaver's Bend/Hochatown State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike
Lake Wappapello Trail Go 15 miles Moderate - Strenuous Lake Wappapello State Park Southeast Missouri Ozarks Backpack, Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse
Lakeview Lodge Trail Go 6 miles Easy - Moderate Beaver's Bend/Hochatown State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike
Lighthorseman Trail Go 3.2 miles Easy - Moderate Lake Wister State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike
Oakridge Mountain Bike Trail Go 4 miles Moderate - Strenuous Bull Shoals-White River State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike
Old Road Trail Go 5 miles Moderate Devil's Den State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse
Trail of Four Winds Go 13 miles Moderate - Strenuous Lake of the Ozarks
State Park
Central Missouri Ozarks Backpack, Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse
Vista Point Trail Go 8 miles Moderate - Strenuous Devil's Den State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse
Whispering Pines Mountain Bike Trail Go 14 miles Moderate Sequoyah State Park Oklahoma Ozarks Mtn Bike