More Fayetteville Trails

Yesterday and today, we availed ourselves of the 60 degree temps and biked, despite sustained winds of 25 mph and gusts up to 50 mph. Today we explored new territory north of Wedington Drive, seeing new sub-divisions, the Stone Chapel Church, cows and horses, numerous ups-and-downs, and discovering the newest Fayetteville Trail, the Clabber Creek Trail, seen below.



In 2002, the City of Fayetteville (AR) invited citizen input which indicated a need for community trails. They created an ambitious master plan envisioning 129 miles of trail, and each year they have been adding 5 or more miles of paved trails to the finished total. By the end of 2008, several of the trails will connect, allowing longer rides and walks.

We then went to the top of Mt. Sequoyah and hiked on the up-and-down trail which traverses the eastern side of the mountain, seen below.



As we hiked, we noticed the strong wind feeling much chillier, and within an hour or so, it had fallen from 64 degrees to 32 degrees with snow flurries whipping around in the 25+ mph wind. What a raw day it had become! So we headed to Olive Garden and enjoyed a wonderful lunch before heading home.