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| Page Type: Area Location: Arkansas, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 36.43530°N / 93.7607°W Trail Type: Mountain Season: Fall | Page By: southbike Created/Edited: Oct 27, 2007 / Oct 28, 2007 Object ID: 263255 Hits: 770 Loading... Page Score: 87.33% - 7 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Overview  A footbridge along the Beacham Trail.
The 15 miles of biking here ranges from easy to semi-technical with almost 500 ft. of vertical elevation gain with many leg-burning hill climbs to chose from. For those who don't want the long hill climbs, the trails immediately around Lake Leatherwood keep the hill climbing to a minimum, although keeping the interest up with short rocky up and down sections. Almost all of the trails are heavily wooded and scenic. Signs and tree markers make navigation very easy on the official trails.
For a trail map, see the "Trail Map" section of this page.
Getting There  The entrance to Lake Leatherwood Park.
Lake Leatherwood is located about 32 miles west of Bentonville, Arkansas on State Highway 62 near the town of Eureka Springs. From Eureka Springs, drive approximately 1.5 miles from the Main Street/Highway 62 intersection and turn right. They are currently building a new bridge over West Leatherwood Creek so the exact location of the entrance will probably change by a few hundred feet once the bridge is opened.
Approximate mileage to Eureka Springs from close major cities:
Tulsa, Ok 156 miles
Little Rock, AR 198 miles
Kansas City, MO 232 miles
Oklahoma City, OK 260 miles
St. Louis, MO 305 miles
Memphis, TN 327 miles
Dallas, TX 391 miles
Eureka Springs Vicinity Map |
Red Tape  Beautiful Eureka Springs.
Lake Leatherwood is owned and operated by the town of Eureka Springs. There is no entrance fee. No motorized vehicles are allowed on any of the trails. A free black and white map is available at the small marina on the lake. A color map is posted at the Beacham North Trailhead and parking lot. External LinksLake Leatherwood Park Official Website
Eureka Springs Official WebsiteCampingCabins and camping are available at the lake. Rates coming soon. Trail MapThis is scanned from the map they give out for free at the small marina at the lake. I couldn't fit all of it on the scanner, but all of the trails fit. Click twice for a more readable map.
Lake Leatherwood Bike Trails. |
Trail Descriptions
Trail descriptions on the free trail map. |
These are the trail descriptions that were on the bottom of the free trail map given out at the small store on the lake.
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