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Back 40 Bluff: Take the Long Way Around
Along the Back 40 Loop in Bella Vista, Arkansas, there is a stretch of trail dwarfed by 40 feet of limestone bluff, an imposing overhang that tethers cool air to the forest floor, waiting to take the edge off a sweaty summer ride. Photocourtesy of ArkansasOutside.com...The Trail Blog
Ride Like a Local: Lake Atalanta
Just a few blocks from the bustling downtown of Rogers, Arkansas, lies the trailhead for Lake Atalanta, a local gem with appealing features for everyone in your pack. Fully renovated in 2015, the park reopened with four miles of well-lit hard surface trails that wind...The Trail Blog
Hanging Bridge at the Back 40
Along Northwest Arkansas’ Highway 71 in Bella Vista, among the dense forest and towering rock of the Ozarks, blink and you might miss a flash of chrome and color as riders tear around the corner of Hanging Bridge. Hanging Bridge, a 100-foot section on the Back 40, is...The Trail Blog
Berm Me Up, Scottie: AREA 51 in Bella Vista
Ten minutes from the Missouri border, Blowing Springs Park in Bella Vista, Arkansas, has long been a destination for mountain bikers, boasting flowy trails, daring cliff rides and impressive rock drops. Out of the saddle, waterfalls, 60 degree “air-conditioned” caves...The Trail Blog
Labor Of Love: Mount Kessler
Inside the city limits of Fayetteville lies a hand-cut gem, an 1,800-foot-peak home to ancient stands of post-oak, boulders the size of Volkswagens and 13 miles of multi-use natural surface trails spanning 387 acres for mountain bikers, trail-runners and nature...The Trail Blog
Fitzgerald Mountain in Springdale
The Mt. Fitzgerald experience is what can happen when you give an expert trail builder, who left his mark on some of the lines at Red Bull Rampage, 130 acres on the east side of Springdale and ask him to create a trail system that most levels of riders can get into....The Trail Blog
Oz Trailer Interview | Cate Mertins
FOR THE LOVE OF MOUNTAIN BIKING By Cate Mertins, NICA Racer for Haas Hall Academy National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) has given Cate Mertins, a student athlete for the Haas Hall Academy team, confidence, opportunity and community involvement through...The Trail Blog
Brian Lopes Northwest Arkansas
Brian Lopes is a professional mountain biker, multiple mountain biking world champion, author and inductee into both the Mountain Bike and BMX Halls of Fame. Lopes started riding BMX in his childhood and turned pro at age 17. And, lucky for us, he recently spent some...The Trail Blog