Land - Biking

Little Sugar is my favorite riding location. I am bias as I have ridden all of the trails in this system, and ride it the most as easy access from the house. I find Slaughter Pen and Back 40 trails to be wider, more flowy, and more groomed than the Little Sugar trails. Blacks are not consistently rated. The black near the house is rideable for me - Technical Difficulty. Ruth's Revenge is a very short (.1 m) off of Staggerwing that is reasonable in technical difficulty, and a great short test to see if you are ready for longer Little Sugar blacks. Back Forty Ledges is 98% rideable, that last 2% is ragged and jagged rock, punchy hairpin turns, ledge riding where I took a nasty spill off a ledge. However, Summit School in back 40 rides like an easy blue but is designated black. If you can not ride this trail cleanly, you should stay off most of the black trails in Little Sugar and Back 40.

Gravel biking, paved biking, and easy (green) mountain biking trails are pervasive as well. The NWA Greenway is sprawling. You can get to a parking lot in Bella Vista with only a 12 minute drive from Airbnb. Gravel trails here. Slaughter Pen has the most extensive amount of green trails which are made for kids and family. Close to the house, this is the longest green level trail, which is in the Back 40.

An axiom of mountain biking is - bikes fail all the time. Bison Bikes is close (8 min drive), reliable, fairly priced, friendly, and can dispense ample information regarding the NWA mountain biking trails and the area in general. Bison Bikes is adjacent to El Pueblito - Mexican restaurant, and right off of the Lago Vista Spur. Say HI to Kendall, and let him know that Tom and Natali @ LI sent you.

Want to learn to corner better, execute drops safely, or soar effortlessly through the air? Rich Drew’s Ride Series Clinics can help you achieve these three things plus more. Rich is an esteemed mountain bike rider and instructor. He has numerous how to videos on YouTube.

Below are links to the various systems, and corresponding directions to the trial head. I have listed the trails I have ridden the most. A repository of Strava maps of my most frequent rides can be found here.

Land - Golf

I am subjective with golf courses as well. The Scottsdale golf course is a 10 walk to the club house. Therefore, this course is my favorite. There is a small driving range, and diminutive bar and eating area. I have golfed the 9 hole Brittany and the Country Club course. The nine hole is a fun course of novice and casual golfers. The Scottsdale and Highlands Golf courses are the most challenging. The 11th hole on Scotsdale Golf course, the Airbnb is perched atop the 11th hole tee boxes, is the most challenging on the Scottsdale course.

Land - Hiking

These are a few things to do close to the LI Airbnb. The NWA area has many options for hiking, sight seeing, and outdoor recreation. It would be great to hear from you regarding outdoor activities and events that you found enjoyable.

Land - Other

These are a few things to do close to the LI Airbnb. The NWA area has many options for hiking, sight seeing, and outdoor recreation. It would be great to hear from you regarding outdoor activities and events that you found enjoyable.

Water

Seven lakes in Bella Vista, two creeks within seven minutes, and Beaver Lake close by make this a water recreational paradise. Little Sugar Creek is great for subdued, serene canoeing, kayaking and paddle boarding. The Elk River is notorious for more rowdy, raucous tubing.