HIKE DE LOOP: Hike a Loop to Build a Loop | FAST's Loop de Loop on Foot!
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Hike a loop to help build a loop!
**de Cause**
The Loop de Loop Challenge is FAST's biggest fundraiser of the year, and this year hikers have a route of their own. Every registration helps fund the Lago Vista West extension—a new green-rated trail west of Bella Vista that will turn that section into a true loop.
**de Route**
The route is 13.2 scenic, foot-powered miles across Back 40, Blowing Springs, Low Ride, and gorgeous It'll Bluff Out.
**de Support**
Hikers have an aid station at Gear Garden—snacks, water, and a friendly face to top you off before the back half of the hike.
**Wait, isn't this a bike event?**
It's a bike event AND a hike event, and FAST has built the day so the two barely meet. The hiking route only touches the bike route for a short stretch, and hikers are on that section at a different time than riders. Hikers also travel in the opposite direction, so if they do meet cyclist, they will easily see them coming.
**How to register**
Register at https://www.bikereg.com/loop-de-loop and choose Hike de Loop.
👉 Enter promo code FAST-HIKENWA26 at checkout for $10 off.
Registration closes Friday, November 13 at 5:00 PM, and there's no signing up at the trailhead. Get it done now while you're thinking about it!
**Full event info**
https://fasttrails.org/loop-de-loop-challenge-2026/
WHEN: Saturday, November 14, 2026
CHECK-IN: 7:30 AM
HIKE BEGINS: 9:05 AM
PARKING: Near Lake Ann Dam & Pinion Creek Falls in Bella Vista, AR. Park along Pinion Drive. Carpooling encouraged!
**de Cause**
The Loop de Loop Challenge is FAST's biggest fundraiser of the year, and this year hikers have a route of their own. Every registration helps fund the Lago Vista West extension—a new green-rated trail west of Bella Vista that will turn that section into a true loop.
**de Route**
The route is 13.2 scenic, foot-powered miles across Back 40, Blowing Springs, Low Ride, and gorgeous It'll Bluff Out.
**de Support**
Hikers have an aid station at Gear Garden—snacks, water, and a friendly face to top you off before the back half of the hike.
**Wait, isn't this a bike event?**
It's a bike event AND a hike event, and FAST has built the day so the two barely meet. The hiking route only touches the bike route for a short stretch, and hikers are on that section at a different time than riders. Hikers also travel in the opposite direction, so if they do meet cyclist, they will easily see them coming.
**How to register**
Register at https://www.bikereg.com/loop-de-loop and choose Hike de Loop.
👉 Enter promo code FAST-HIKENWA26 at checkout for $10 off.
Registration closes Friday, November 13 at 5:00 PM, and there's no signing up at the trailhead. Get it done now while you're thinking about it!
**Full event info**
https://fasttrails.org/loop-de-loop-challenge-2026/
WHEN: Saturday, November 14, 2026
CHECK-IN: 7:30 AM
HIKE BEGINS: 9:05 AM
PARKING: Near Lake Ann Dam & Pinion Creek Falls in Bella Vista, AR. Park along Pinion Drive. Carpooling encouraged!
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Where is it happening?
Lake Ann Dam | Pinion Creek Falls, 518 Pinion Valley Dr, Bella Vista, AR 72714, United States
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