Coler’s Rock Solid: Separating the Bros from the Pros
Cycling in the Ozarks is known for its rock. Endless formations of karst, boulders and morphing limestone have created a rugged but rideable palette millions of years in the...
Step foot in Eureka Springs and you might feel as if you’ve stepped back in time. Winding vertical paths and streets usher you around this historic Victorian village, regist...
Over the past two decades, trail building in Northwest Arkansas has evolved from rogue volunteer enthusiasts bushwhacking through the Ozarks into a world-class operation wit...
They say reverse psychology is a hell of a temptation, and it’s almost certainly what Coler Mountain Bike Preserve’s trail builders, NWA Trailblazers, and Progressive Trail ...
In the beginning, there was Slaughter Pen. Before Coler Preserve, before the Back 40, the 2006 greenlighting of 25-plus miles of single track at Slaughter Pen—a historic for...
In Northwest Arkansas’ “far east,” lies Eureka Springs, a Victorian village in the heart of the Ozarks. But just north of town—past the galleries and cottages and antiquing ...
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 ...
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....
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 t...
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 sid...
National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) has given Cate Mertins, a student athlete for the Haas Hall Academy team, confidence, opportunity and community involveme...
One of the great things about Oz Trails is that there is something for every level of mountain biker and an amazing diversity of trails. I saw terrain for a wide variety of ...
Education, Stewardship and Mountain Biking Advocacy
This is the mission statement of the Friends of Arkansas Singletrack (FAST). The volunteer- based organization and chapter members of IMBA share their passion for the sport ...
The increase of trail building (200 hundred miles and counting) in Northwest Arkansas is leading to huge growth in mountain biking and bike tourism. We love that more people...
That is the motto of the Ozark Off Road Cyclists (OORC) – a 20-year-old volunteer powered trail-building organization based in Northwest Arkansas. The club is one of the old...
Last October, legendary street trials rider Danny MacAskill visited Northwest Arkansas while we hosted one of the biggest mountain bike events in the country -- the IMBA Wor...
We are very fortunate to have year-round riding here in the Ozark Mountains. While we do experience cold temperatures in January/February, they usually don’t stick around ve...
If you haven't had the chance to check out Oz Trails in the fall, you're missing out! The fall foliage here is awesome! Check out some of the pictures from our trails below....
How long have you been riding: I started mountain biking back in 2000 after I broke my collarbone and gained about twenty pounds due to inactivity. I thought riding a bike w...
How long have you been riding? Since I was 18-- my brother worked for Progressive Trail Design back then and helped build the DJ Park and Phase1 of Slaughter Pen around 2008...
