MAGELLAN BEAVER DAM TRAIL 0.6 MILES Built by the HSV Audubon Society, this trail is a wetland nature trail with packed-gravel level surfaces and an abundance of wildlife. It’s a great trail for bird watching with signage to help identify species and a bird blind overlooking swamp land. The path is located below Balboa Dam off Cloaca Rd near the Animal Shelter beginning just south of the boat storage. Trailhead parking is available adjacent to Cloaca Rd. Trail Rating: Easy
SONORA - CALELLA TRAIL 0.4 MILES The Sonora - Calella Trail is a hilly, asphalt-surfaced path that takes you along the north side of DeSoto Boulevard from the DeSoto Family Recreation Area across Sonora and Emperado Way to Calella Road at the DeSoto Center. Trail Rating: Moderate
CART TRAIL PATHS: BARCELONA CART/BICYCLE LANE – 1.2 MILES CARMONA CART/BICYCLE LANE – 1.1 MILES SANTA MARIA CART/BICYCLE LANE – 1.3 MILES MOUNTAIN BIKING IN HOT SPRINGS: For a complete map and resouces, visit BikeHotSprings.com.
TRAIL TIPS:
• When possible do not walk alone and let someone know which trails you plan to use. • Know your limits; keep distance, direction and time in mind. • Stay on the trail and do not disturb the native setting. • Pets must be leashed, cleaned up after and under positive control of the owner. • Please observe the 15-mph speed limit for multipurpose trails. • Pedestrians have the right of way. • Please remember to take your trash with you when you leave. • Wear comfortable, rubber-soled shoes and bring water with you. RE/MAX of Hot Springs Village, 1400 DeSoto Blvd., Hot Springs Village, AR 71909 | 800 -364-9007 RMX_GolfFlyer_14x8.5_2019.indd 5
Hot Springs Village
Trails
RE/MAX of Hot Springs Village offers a large selection of real estate spread across 26,000+ acres of the Ouachita Mountains. The area’s natural beauty: Breathtaking vistas, blossoming forest and gleaming lakes, combined with its mild climate, reasonable property taxes and low cost of living makes it the perfect place to call home. Available real estate spans from very affordable to affluent, with homes priced from under $100,000 to over $1 million. The variety of homes ranges from golf-front to lake-front, mountain-view or wooded. RE/MAX offers an assortment of quality property lots for sale and long-term rental properties too. Hot Springs Village proper, located in west central Arkansas just 20 minutes from historic Hot Springs and 45 minutes from Little Rock, offers a gated environment encompassing 9 golf courses, 11 lakes, 30+ miles of natural trails, fitness center, pickleball, tennis center, dog park, 3 beaches, farmer’s market, RV park, performing arts center, community events, and much more. 30+ MILES OF
Nature Trails
Restore your nature – ride a bike, walk your dog, take a run or go golf cart trekking on the 30+ miles of beautiful trails in Hot Springs Village. AREA TRAILS: In addition to the Hot Springs Village nature trails, both the Ouachita National Forest and Hot Springs National Park offer an abundance of paths perfect for hiking and mountain biking. In fact, Hot Springs has one of the two IMBA epic trails found in Arkansas – the Womble Epic (the International Mountain Bicycling Association uses the Epic® designation to identify the best mountain biking trails in the region). Call us at 888-828-9478 to arrange your community tour. Explore Hot Springs Village Online: HotSpringsVillageHouses.com 12/2/19 9:20 AM
BALBOA TRAIL 2.1 MILES* The Balboa Trail is the most open trail in the Village, great for bird watching. The upper embankment benches offer a relaxing view of Lake Balboa.The trail is located on and behind the embankment connecting Lake Balboa primary and secondary spillways and connects Balboa Beach to Hernando Trail at DeSoto Boulevard and Ponce de Leon Drive. Trailhead parking access is located off Ponce de Leon Drive.Trail Rating: Moderate/Easy CEDAR CREEK TRAIL 3.1 MILES The Cedar Creek Trail is one of the most beautiful trails in the Village offering wildflowers, bird watching, creekview benches, bridges and four paths: The Bluebird Path, the Mourning Dove Path, the Kingfisher Path and the Cardinal Path. Two trailhead parking areas are available on Minorca Road. Trail Rating: Easy CORONADO FITNESS TRAIL 1 MILE The Coronado Fitness Trail is a new, winding trail that connects the Coronado Fitness Center and the Coronado RV Park along the Lake Pineda Spillway flowing into Lake Coronado. Trailhead parking areas are available at the Fitness Center. Trail Rating: Easy CORONADO BOAT RAMP TRAIL 0.35 MILES The Coronado Boat Ramp Trail, located at the Coronado Boat Ramp off Murillo Way, borders Lake Coronado and offers fishing, benches, bird watching, handicapped accessibility and a paved path to Anglers Island. Trailhead parking is available at the Coronado Boat Ramp. Trail Rating: Easy DESOTO MARINA TRAIL 0.7 MILES The DeSoto Marina Trail takes you along Lake DeSoto from Marina Drive to Calella Road. Trailhead parking is available at the DeSoto Marina. Relax at the newly renovated DeSoto Marina Basecamp for supplies. Trail Rating: Easy *Please keep in mind that trail mileage does not include distance to and from parking areas. RMX_GolfFlyer_14x8.5_2019.indd 6
GEOCACHING available throughout the Village including locations on the Cedar Creek Trail. GPS coordinates at Geocaching.com.
DESOTO NATURE TRAIL 1.2 MILES The DeSoto Nature Trail is a natural surface, single track trail with a bench overlook. This moderate endurance walking trail does have some narrow and steep areas. The trailhead is near DeSoto Dog Park with parking available in the Lawn Bowling & Dog Park area. Trail Rating: Moderate DESOTO SPILLWAY TRAIL 0.77 MILES The DeSoto Spillway Trail follows the DeSoto Spillway on the south side from DeSoto Park Lane to Lake DeSoto Spillway and is a gravelsurface loop with some rocky and uneven terrain. The trailhead is near DeSoto Dog Park with parking available in the Lawn Bowling & Dog Park area. Trail Rating: Moderate DESOTO TRAIL 3.4 MILES The DeSoto Trail is mostly asphalt surface and has a variety of challenges with a few uphill climbs. Extend your walk, run or ride by crossing Calella Road onto the DeSoto Marina Trail. DeSoto Trail parking is available at the main lakeside trailhead on Calella Road and DeSoto Marina Trail parking is located by the newly renovated DeSoto Marina Basecamp. Trail Rating: Moderate HERRADURA TRAIL 0.4 MILES The Herradura Trail is a short trail in the Herradura subdivision. Trail Rating: Easy HERNANDO TRAIL 8.6 MILES Favored by cyclists, Hernando is the longest multipurpose packed-gravel trail in Hot Springs Village running parallel to DeSoto Boulevard from Ponce de Leon Dr to DeSoto Park Lane. This trail fluctuates between level sections and challenging hills especially near Minorca Rd. Bike, cart or walk to Grove Park to enjoy events like Green Market (farmers’ market), Artisan Markets, Rock Porch Music Sessions or Rhythm Jams. Mileage markers run from east to west. Various parking options include the east-end trailhead near Ponce de Leon Dr, the Ponce de Leon Center/Woodlands Auditorium lot, Danville Road trailhead, the medical clinic at Cortez Rd and the DeSoto Dog Park/Lawn Bowling parking lot. Trail Rating: Difficult Overall/Moderate Sections 12/2/19 9:21 AM