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.
Below you can find a list of opened and closed OORC trails
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We knocked out some end of season maint at Gregory Park and Lake Fayetteville this weekend. Fall is right around the corner friends! We hope you have had a great weekend!
This week the knobs at Wedington got its final weed whipping of the season and we knocked out another 3 Fayetteville Public Schools bike tunes. Reminders: Headwaters Challenge registration is open. There will be no Sunday Grind this week as we will be out racing at Devils Den and Kessler. Have a great weekend!
Registration opens tomorrow at 7am for the 21st Annual Buffalo Headwaters Challenge. Get in early at special pricing for the first two weeks before the price goes up. @ozarktrailrunners and OORC look forward to bringing you the biggest bang for your buck weekend possible. Link in bio to become a member and register! Let’s go!!!
Friends, we have reached a point where we must close registration to new teams for @beastofburden24. No new teams will be accepted after midnight tonight. Teams currently registered may continue to fill out their rosters. Thank you all for the support and we can’t wait for BOBS arrival on 11/1!
Let’s start the work week off right with some great news. Registration opens this Friday for the 21st Annual Buffalo Headwaters Challenge. Arriving 1/30/26 and Presented by @adventuresubaru our three day, all inclusive, off the grid mountain bike and trail running festival is back. In addition to the 15 and 35+ mile challenge rides we have 30 and 15k challenge runs this year. Your iconic grilled cheese and soup at the fire tower will of course return. Live bands, DJ’s, a sweet swag bag, a finishers patch received once you complete your challenge and check back in, 5 meals, fire pits, brews/cider, yoga and more. If you aren’t an OORC member now is definitely the time to become one. Members receive a significant discount on entry and it’s the right thing to do 😉. More deets and registration link later this week.
Next weeks Kessler Mtn Jam courses are soft marked for preride. All tape will be pulled in place next Saturday afternoon before the races on Sunday morning. All reported trees have been cleared. Fix requested on PR complete. Numerous social trails closed as well. Tomorrow we have 3 school bike tuneups. We kick it off at Leverett at 9am. Bring a stand and tools if you have them. Sunday we have the weekly Sunday Grind departing Fossil Cove at 9am with Chris and Carrie will host the women’s ride at 2pm from Kessler. Have a great weekend!
This Friday is the cutoff for event T guarantee with your BOB registration. We will have a few extra but no promises. BOB has warned ya.
We hope you all had a great holiday weekend. Your OORC , its branches and race team were all over the place this weekend. On Saturday we tuned the bike fleets at Washington and Vandergriff Elementary schools and then we ran an aid station for the @arkansas_enduro_series crew on Sunday while simultaneously hosting a trail luv workday lower on the system. More new traverse coming soon! Today some of the “big kids” on the race team took their young teammates out to preride the den racecourse and a few of them got their first ever rip through the gravity cavity and learned to use a silky ! Wrapping it up is a special shout out to Will and Chuck who spent over 6 hours on Western Don today . Don loop and twin knobs has now been fully weed whipped and had trees cleared. Thanks to all! This week we have Tuesday night rides at Fitzgerald, trail luv on Friday at Kessler and 3 more bike tunes Saturday at Faytown public schools. Info: @beastofburden24 is about full! We have room for maybe 5 more teams. News on the 21st Buffalo Headwaters Challenge registration is coming next week!!!! Be safe and do some good friends!!!!
A few pics from our Friday eve sesh clearing more trees the storms brought down on this weekends @arkansas_enduro_series at Kessler. We think you all have clear trails now to let it rip. 🤘🏽🤘🏽
Hey friends, we have made it! Friday and the weekend is upon us. Lots happening. Tomorrow we have bike tunes starting at 9am(Washington Elementary) and Sunday we are all over Kessler. Those doing the enduro can find us at the top of Precipitous and Pirate Radio providing aid at the OORC aid station and we will also be working on some traverse trail luv down low. In pics you see a biggie we cleared this morning on Traverse and the start of something new. Have a great weekend and we hope to see you out there.
Finally Friday is here! Last week we opened the newest section of the Fayetteville Traverse and had so many positive comments we figured we better knock out another one! So on your outdoor adventures this weekend keep your eyes peeled and go find it! More new sections coming soon! Volunteers also knocked out some reported trees. The Sunday Grind leaves @fossilcovebrewing at 9am on Sunday and our ladies only ride takes off at 2pm from Kessler(park side). Have a great weekend friends!
Lake Fay got some love today. Reminder we have a Friday morning workday this week. We will meet at 8am in the lot next to Walker Park to start work on the next section of the Fayetteville Traverse.
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OORC Trail Crew spend hundreds of individual hours maintaining adopted trail systems each year.
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