RIDE ON The fall weather has been fantastic and that means plenty of riding and plenty of work getting done on the trails. In this issue we highlight: 🟣 Progress at the OZ Trails Bike Park 🟣 Upcoming events 🟣 Trail updates 🟣 New OZ Trails…
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Bentonville
OZ Trails Newsletter – Vol. 1, Issue 1
We are excited to bring you our inaugural OZ Trails newsletter. Every month, we aim to bring you an inside scoop on the latest and greatest in the world of OZ.
Preparing For Your First Visit To Bentonville, Arkansas
You’ve finally decided to join us in Bentonville, Arkansas, and we can’t wait to welcome you! Here are some tips and recommendations for your first visit. Whether you’re riding a mountain bike, trail running, hiking, have kids, going solo, or…
Life Time Big Sugar Classic Coming to Bentonville and Bella Vista, Arkansas This Fall
Fill up your Camelbaks, prepare your flat kits, and clip into your pedals. The Big Sugar Classic is coming to Bentonville and Bella Vista, Arkansas this October! Welcome to Big Sugar Classic, a cycling celebration that wraps up the end of the off-road North American…
Bike School Bentonville – Bentonville, Arkansas
School is in session – Bike School, that is! OZ Trails recently welcomed Bike School Bentonville to join Visit Bentonville’s “A New American Town Podcast” sponsored by OZ Trails to get the scoop on their 2023 programming. Whether you’re…
Hand Cut Hollow – Bentonville, Arkansas
Hatchet sculpture by artist Jamie Vaide. This piece has a 15-foot log handle and weighs 1,300 pounds. The blade is steel and mounted to a concrete base. Technical hand-built trails await you at Hand Cut Hollow in Northeast Bentonville. The Traverse Loop surrounds the…
Spring Riding Preview: Bentonville, Arkansas
If you’ve never been to Bentonville, or it’s been a while since you last visited, you’ll be impressed with the improvements and additions to some of our OZ Trails in town.
Bike School Bentonville’s “Trail Kids” Offers Programming for Students Aged 7-13
The spring 2022 Trail Kids program will run March 14-May 25. Students will meet twice per week to ride the Slaughter Pen trails and learn mountain biking skills such as positioning, bike/body separation, cornering, handing obstacles and rocky terrain, and many more.
Camping at Coler Mountain Bike Preserve in Bentonville, Arkansas
If you enjoy camping with amenities, you are going to LOVE camping at Coler Mountain Bike Preserve in Bentonville, Arkansas. This campsite is situated in the middle of 17 miles of world-class singletrack—a place we commonly refer to as “paradise.” Additionally, you’re…
Benton County Schools Rack up the Bikes!
Dozens of sunset-painted bike racks rest across Northwest Arkansas. Whether you cycle or not, chances are you’ve seen them. These bike racks sit in front of local businesses, schools, restaurants, and shops. There are more than 16 bike racks in Bentonville, and two in…
OZ Trails Partner Spotlight: Honey Hearth
Honey Hearth Gluten Free Baking Company sells custom desserts of all sorts in Bentonville, Arkansas. What started as one woman’s love for baking has turned into a local favorite. Almost a year ago, in October 2020, Kazandra Lugo launched Honey Hearth. Honey Hearth is…
Trail Town Challenge
Pro rider Payson McElveen invites ambitious cyclists to ride all of Bentonville and Bella Vista’s trails on their own time. While you are more than welcome to, you do not have to complete the course all in one day.
At the end of the year, two winners will be selected…











