Ozark Off Road Cyclists
To Advocate for, Build, Maintain and PreserveAdvocate for, Build, Maintain and Preservesustainable multi-use soft surface trails in the Arkansas Ozarks and Arkansas River Valley.
To Advocate for, Build, Maintain and Preserve sustainable multi-use soft surface trails in the Arkansas Ozarks and River Valley.
Ozark Off Road Cyclists of Arkansas
Chapter Member of the International Mountain Bicycling Association
The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating, enhancing, and preserving great mountain biking experiences. IMBA's mission is to create, enhance, and protect great places to ride mountain bikes, and to promote responsible mountain biking practices that benefit everyone.
As a chapter member of IMBA, the Ozark Off Road Cyclists (OORC) benefits from IMBA's expertise in trail design, construction, and maintenance, as well as advocacy efforts on behalf of mountain bikers. The OORC works closely with IMBA to ensure that the trails they build and maintain are sustainable, environmentally responsible, and enjoyable for riders of all skill levels.
Since its founding in 1997, the OORC has been dedicated to building and maintaining soft surface trails in the Arkansas Ozarks and Arkansas River Valley. The organization's efforts have helped to create a thriving outdoor community in the region, with opportunities for hikers, mountain bikers, and trail runners to enjoy the natural beauty of the area. The OORC regularly partners with local, state, and federal land managers to ensure that their trail-building efforts are in compliance with environmental regulations and conservation principles.
In addition to building and maintaining trails, the OORC is also committed to advocating for appropriate multi-use trail systems that benefit all trail users. The organization believes that trails should be accessible to a wide range of users, and that a collaborative approach is necessary to ensure that everyone's needs are met. As a chapter member of IMBA, the OORC is part of a larger network of organizations and individuals who share this commitment to sustainable, responsible, and enjoyable mountain biking experiences.
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Dear Lake Wedington users, all downed trees have been cleared on Western Don Loop and Twisted Pines. Remember you can report downed trees via text here 218-389-TREE(8733). A pin and pic would be great! We will touch base again tomorrow with news on the weekend!
Dear Lake Wedington users, all downed trees have been cleared on Western Don Loop and Twisted Pines. Remember you can report downed trees via text here 218-389-TREE(8733). A pin and pic would be great! We will touch base again tomorrow with news on the weekend!
Happy to share that in a partnership with Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area our Tuesday night rides series will be visiting the Hobbs system on the third Tuesday of every month from April - October . We will move around the park from month to month to feature all of the trails in the system at some point. For years OORC has helped maintain , build and host events at Hobbs and we are stoked its back. Thanks to all for their work in getting it opened back up. Don’t forget we actually kick things off tonight with a ride leaving the Karst Trailhead at 6:15. Your dates going fwd will be:
4/15
5/20
6/17
7/15
8/19
9/16
10/21
Let’s ride!
Happy to share that in a partnership with Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area our Tuesday night rides series will be visiting the Hobbs system on the third Tuesday of every month from April - October . We will move around the park from month to month to feature all of the trails in the system at some point. For years OORC has helped maintain , build and host events at Hobbs and we are stoked its back. Thanks to all for their work in getting it opened back up. Don’t forget we actually kick things off tonight with a ride leaving the Karst Trailhead at 6:15. Your dates going fwd will be:
4/15
5/20
6/17
7/15
8/19
9/16
10/21
Let’s ride!
Weekend wrap up!
Clearing downed trees on Friday sent us into a weekend full of goodness. We had volunteers on Kessler Saturday and Sunday knocking out another boardwalk , armoring of numerous drainages, benching and clearing more trees. Saturday also saw OORC and @ozarktrailrunners members certifying in cpr and first aid wilderness training to be ready for worst case scenarios at our events. Back to Friday, our @oorc_race_team was at Cent racing short track and Sunday was XC time. This teams growth in just a year is remarkable. Featuring racers from 10 to none of your business years old they saw numerous personal bests and podium finishes. Lastly members of our OTR branch were out at Devils Den on Sunday clearing downed trees. Our hearts are happy and full. Thanks to all. Join us Tuesday night as we group ride the reopened Karst Loop and stay tuned for a cool announcement on future group rides at Hobbs. Make every day count friends!
Weekend wrap up!
Clearing downed trees on Friday sent us into a weekend full of goodness. We had volunteers on Kessler Saturday and Sunday knocking out another boardwalk , armoring of numerous drainages, benching and clearing more trees. Saturday also saw OORC and @ozarktrailrunners members certifying in cpr and first aid wilderness training to be ready for worst case scenarios at our events. Back to Friday, our @oorc_race_team was at Cent racing short track and Sunday was XC time. This teams growth in just a year is remarkable. Featuring racers from 10 to none of your business years old they saw numerous personal bests and podium finishes. Lastly members of our OTR branch were out at Devils Den on Sunday clearing downed trees. Our hearts are happy and full. Thanks to all. Join us Tuesday night as we group ride the reopened Karst Loop and stay tuned for a cool announcement on future group rides at Hobbs. Make every day count friends!
Volunteer opportunity tomorrow at Kessler Mtn. We will meet in the front lot (playground) at 8 and head out. Bring hydration, gloves and wear sturdy shoes/boots. Of course we couldn’t let this gorgeous Friday go by without clearing some reported trees and knocking out some bench work before pulling into Cent and catching some OORC race team members in action. Day full! Have a great weekend!
Volunteer opportunity tomorrow at Kessler Mtn. We will meet in the front lot (playground) at 8 and head out. Bring hydration, gloves and wear sturdy shoes/boots. Of course we couldn’t let this gorgeous Friday go by without clearing some reported trees and knocking out some bench work before pulling into Cent and catching some OORC race team members in action. Day full! Have a great weekend!
Weekend wrap! OORC and OTR had members out at the Buffalo for chainsaw certifications on Saturday and Sunday (many thanks to the Back Country Horseman for letting us hop in with them) and additional members out on Kessler today. They knocked out some benching, armor work and cleared trees on Spellbound and Chinkapin. Happy to report all members passed class to become certed sawyers as well. This week we have Tuesday night group rides and trail luv at Kessler on Saturday. You can catch a bunch of @oorc_race_team members racing on Friday and Sunday at Cent as well. Go cheer them on! Have a great week friends. Be kind and do some good! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
Weekend wrap! OORC and OTR had members out at the Buffalo for chainsaw certifications on Saturday and Sunday (many thanks to the Back Country Horseman for letting us hop in with them) and additional members out on Kessler today. They knocked out some benching, armor work and cleared trees on Spellbound and Chinkapin. Happy to report all members passed class to become certed sawyers as well. This week we have Tuesday night group rides and trail luv at Kessler on Saturday. You can catch a bunch of @oorc_race_team members racing on Friday and Sunday at Cent as well. Go cheer them on! Have a great week friends. Be kind and do some good! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
From Faytown to Rudy to Kessler on a Friday. The weekend is here friends, rejoice! We knocked out some more work on new stuff today and invite you to join us this Sunday at 9am to continue that work. We will meet in the front lot at Kessler (playground) and go until noon. Focus will be some bench work and cleanup. Have a great weekend and hold onto your 🎩 today! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
From Faytown to Rudy to Kessler on a Friday. The weekend is here friends, rejoice! We knocked out some more work on new stuff today and invite you to join us this Sunday at 9am to continue that work. We will meet in the front lot at Kessler (playground) and go until noon. Focus will be some bench work and cleanup. Have a great weekend and hold onto your 🎩 today! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
A full weekend comes to a close. After Saturdays full schedule we went even bigger today! Things kicked off early with OORC members doing bike tuneups at Lake Fayetteville while at the same time our branch @ozarktrailrunners was out clearing downed trees and debris at Devils Den. This brought us into the afternoon where our OORC women’s ride kicked off at Kessler while at the same time trail crew members were clearing corridor and putting those post hole diggers to work. Friends, that makes for a fun, full and rewarding day. Thanks to all who played in the dirt with us this weekend. Next up you can join us Tuesday for our weekly group rides. This week we depart from the smokehouse at 6pm. No drop and all levels welcome. More to come!
A full weekend comes to a close. After Saturdays full schedule we went even bigger today! Things kicked off early with OORC members doing bike tuneups at Lake Fayetteville while at the same time our branch @ozarktrailrunners was out clearing downed trees and debris at Devils Den. This brought us into the afternoon where our OORC women’s ride kicked off at Kessler while at the same time trail crew members were clearing corridor and putting those post hole diggers to work. Friends, that makes for a fun, full and rewarding day. Thanks to all who played in the dirt with us this weekend. Next up you can join us Tuesday for our weekly group rides. This week we depart from the smokehouse at 6pm. No drop and all levels welcome. More to come!
Another amazing trail luv day in the books. Faytown you never cease to amaze. You all cleared corridor on an entire half mile of new trail, harvested fallen Locust trees for reuse on skinnies/boardwalks and knocked out another 30’ boardwalk from start to finish. Wow! Thank you all and you crushed it. Tomorrow we are tuning bikes at Lake Fayetteville (9am marina) and Carrie is hosting a women’s ride and social out at Kessler at 2pm(weather pending). Let’s spring fwd friends! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
Another amazing trail luv day in the books. Faytown you never cease to amaze. You all cleared corridor on an entire half mile of new trail, harvested fallen Locust trees for reuse on skinnies/boardwalks and knocked out another 30’ boardwalk from start to finish. Wow! Thank you all and you crushed it. Tomorrow we are tuning bikes at Lake Fayetteville (9am marina) and Carrie is hosting a women’s ride and social out at Kessler at 2pm(weather pending). Let’s spring fwd friends! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
Friday at last friends. We have a ton of things happening this weekend but we kicked off Friday knocking out a “small” rock project, benched a bit and cleared some corridor. Reminder that closed trails are just that. Please acknowledge the signs as it just prolongs our work fixing ruts that shouldn’t be there. They will be open soon enough so please be patient. Now tomorrow we have a workday on Kessler. 8am and meeting in the playground lot. Girls only ride at 2pm meeting in that same lot. Sunday we have bike tunes at Lake Fay marina at 9 and a women’s ride at Kessler at 2pm from the playground lot. Come play in the dirt somewhere with us this weekend! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
Friday at last friends. We have a ton of things happening this weekend but we kicked off Friday knocking out a “small” rock project, benched a bit and cleared some corridor. Reminder that closed trails are just that. Please acknowledge the signs as it just prolongs our work fixing ruts that shouldn’t be there. They will be open soon enough so please be patient. Now tomorrow we have a workday on Kessler. 8am and meeting in the playground lot. Girls only ride at 2pm meeting in that same lot. Sunday we have bike tunes at Lake Fay marina at 9 and a women’s ride at Kessler at 2pm from the playground lot. Come play in the dirt somewhere with us this weekend! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
Wow! We have been so busy we just realized we never shared our 2024 volunteer of the year for OORC. In this case actually it’s volunteers of the year. Michael Peters and Barry Barker! These two have and continue to give back 100’s of hours per year. Everything from weed whipping, tree clearing, tread repair, event setup and phone calls with local and state officials these two have done it all. Thanks to Michael and Barry for their love of giving back. If you see them out on the trail give them some kudos. They have earned it and then some.
Wow! We have been so busy we just realized we never shared our 2024 volunteer of the year for OORC. In this case actually it’s volunteers of the year. Michael Peters and Barry Barker! These two have and continue to give back 100’s of hours per year. Everything from weed whipping, tree clearing, tread repair, event setup and phone calls with local and state officials these two have done it all. Thanks to Michael and Barry for their love of giving back. If you see them out on the trail give them some kudos. They have earned it and then some.
The OORC weekend wrap up is here. We had so many give up their ride/run time this weekend. Great turnout at Cent on Saturday saw all World Cup trails raked and too many ruts to count repaired with more to come. We then had a group knock out an entire 30’ boardwalk on a new project Sunday. Many many thanks to all! You guys are amazing. This week join Crystal on Monday for our social ride departing @fossilcovebrewing at 6pm. We then have Tuesday night rides, trail luv on Saturday and bike tunes at Lake Fayetteville on Sunday. Have a great week and make it count.
The OORC weekend wrap up is here. We had so many give up their ride/run time this weekend. Great turnout at Cent on Saturday saw all World Cup trails raked and too many ruts to count repaired with more to come. We then had a group knock out an entire 30’ boardwalk on a new project Sunday. Many many thanks to all! You guys are amazing. This week join Crystal on Monday for our social ride departing @fossilcovebrewing at 6pm. We then have Tuesday night rides, trail luv on Saturday and bike tunes at Lake Fayetteville on Sunday. Have a great week and make it count.
We have been out to worksite and we are going to cancel tomorrow’s official workday. We will get some melting today but not enough. Fear not as few of us will still be out working on a special project for you all. See you next week!
We have been out to worksite and we are going to cancel tomorrow’s official workday. We will get some melting today but not enough. Fear not as few of us will still be out working on a special project for you all. See you next week!
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OORC Trail Crew spend hundreds of individual hours maintaining adopted trail systems each year.
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