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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That’s a wrap on MTB summer camp #1. We truly appreciate @fayettevilleparksandrec and their commitment to offering affordable mountain bike camps and partnering with us to put them on. We can’t wait for the next one in July. As for the kiddos in attendance they were just an amazing group and eager to learn. We hope you had as much fun as we did. Until next time , keep pedaling!
Registration for the first MTB races ever on the Karst Loop and Wolf Dens closes this Saturday at 5pm. OORC members have raked, lopped and fully weed whipped Karst and both Dens in preparation of what is sure to be a super fast course. Thanks to our presenting partner @adventuresubaru who without this race would not happen. See you Sunday racers!
Lake Fayetteville has received some love early this week. Enjoy.
Saddle Up at Kessler is closed until further notice as we work on rerouting out of the ongoing slide area. We hope to have it opened back up in July. Thanks!
Small crew out at our new build today. Didn’t matter as the legend Nails McDirt showed up. You never know when he will but you do know 💩 gets done when he does. You can have the mini x, I’ll take Nails. He is celebrating a birthday soon. We won’t tell ya which one but just know he’s over 7 decades in and still knocking out hand built trail. Happy Bday Nails! One of our little monsters also cleared the reported tree at Kessler. This week we have members supporting the Faytown bike camps and we are gearing up for Monumental Mayhem racing out at Hobbs! You know we will knock some weeds out for ya as well. Have a great week!
Saturday: Karst fully weed whipped , Monumental Mayhem courses marked and Gregory Park whipped. Tomorrow it’s Traverse building at the Buffalo Headwaters. Meeting at 9am in Red Star. Vincent will also be leading a ride at Passion Play at 10 am pending weather and trail conditions.
Happy weekend to one and all. For your outdoor plans this weekend the following has been done this week: Trees cleared all over Kessler and one at Lake Fay. Weeds whipped at Hobbs (Wolf Dens) and entrances to Markham. Catch us out at Hobbs tomorrow for volunteer trail luv at 9am and again Sunday out at headwaters as we continue work on the Traverse trail. Make your days count friends! Let’s gooooo! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
All Monumental Mayhem course links in our stories. Cat 1 men - pre ride and know the line to cross this bridge. The penalty for missing right or left is steep.
https://www.strava.com/routes/3499754649664222094
https://strava.app.link/dhP4R773Q3b
https://www.strava.com/routes/3499727288604581386
https://www.strava.com/routes/3499727288602681866
The rain did not in fact rain on our parade out at Hobbs. Well actually it dumped but volunteers stuck with it working on the Monumental Mayhem course. So thankful for @gearheadoutfitters helping out and providing every volunteer with swag and a gift card. That brings us to the @ozarktrailrunners and their super generous donation to the OORC. Costs add up as you all know. Fuel, tools, insurance and thanks to donations like this and membership support we can continue to do what we do. This last few days also saw us knock out more Lake Fay weeds, finish performing much needed dirt work at the skills course, entire deck section of Traverse weeds knocked out, trees cleared at Wedington and Lake Fay, Mayhem temp lines installed and Wolf Den East fully weed whipped. Onward! Tomorrow nights social ride with Crystal starts at 6pm from @fossilcovebrewing , TNR at Hobbs, Saturday back at Hobbs for course marking and Sunday trail build at the headwaters! Mayhem courses release this coming Wednesday morning!!! Make the week count friends.
We are a little over two weeks away from Monumental Mayhem. Here’s a little sneak peak at some temporary mayhem we have added to the cat 1 course. All courses release early next week. Get registered !
Great weekend out at the headwaters. Great progress was made on day 1 of corridor clearing for the new Traverse trail. Thanks to everyone who showed up to help including challenge riders from OK! Next visit will be 6/14. Of course while we were out there we had trees reported down back in the ville. We knocked those out this morning on Kessler and Markham. Join us this week for Tuesday night rides from The Stonebreaker with a special clinic with @risept_nwa preride. Saturday we are out at Hobbs with @gearheadoutfitters for trail luv and an @ambcs1 pay dirt day. Have a great week and make it count!!!
Happy weekend friends! A few conditions updates for ya. Lake Fay kiddo skills area has been getting some maint and we should wrap that up next week. We have knocked back all the weeds throughout the campus Traverse. Additional sections of Traverse from Taco Loco west have been weeded as well as the section on Kessler from water tower gravel back to parking. Mt Sequoyah weeding has begun and the elephant trunk section is complete. Last but not least we knocked out the entire Tsa La Gi Bike Park. Now let’s talk about tomorrow. Meet us in Red Star at 9am as we begin work on the new Traverse trail for the Buffalo Headwaters system. This will get hikers, runners and cyclists off of Cave Mtn Rd and take you all the way to Fire Tower. It’s a game changer for getting around out there and creating new route options. Please join us if you can! Have a great weekend!
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OORC Trail Crew spend hundreds of individual hours maintaining adopted trail systems each year.
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