Mountain Biking Arkansas

Arkansas mountain bikers claim their state is one of the best for riding in the country, but we need help filling in trail gaps.
By Jeff Barber
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Sunday’s Northwest Arkansas Times had an extensive article about the local mountain biking scene, making the claim that “Arkansas is one of the best states in the country for (mountain biking).” I haven’t personally heard about that many trails in Arkansas but from what I’ve seen driving through the state the terrain certainly looks conducive to riding. Singletracks has 46 Arkansas mountain bike trails listed today but I don’t think we have all the trails mentioned in the article (Slaughter Pen Hollow for one) – so hook us up Arkansas peeps!

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