October ride
Posted: 07 Sep 2012 14:22
UPDATED Wed 10/03. This 1st post will always be updated to include the current, important information you need to know regarding this ride.
PLAN
Oct 5 - 7, Fri - Sun
3 Day Dualsport with some trails included. The route will be appropriate for street-legal dirtbikes. Larger dualsport and ADV bikes are probably not a good idea unless you have very large cahones. That said, if you ride a KLR650 or smaller and feel your skills are not up to par, please don't shy away from this ride. We'll get you through the obstacles--you need to challenge yourself to get to the next level!
You should expect up to 75 miles between gas. We'll be able to transfer gas from larger tanks to those that need it.
Kickstands up in Fayetteville, AR at 10am. Ted Courdin (tcourdin on AdvRider) has graciously allowed us to park our rigs at his home on 5 acres just East of Fayetteville. I will PM the exact address to those that are IN. Feel free to PM me to ask for it if I miss you.
Some of us plan to haul down very early Fri morning. Others may want to haul down Thur night. (It's about 4 hours or less to reach Fayetteville from the KC metro.)
Friday
We'll ride forest roads and throw in some trail sections as we make our way down to Ozark, AR. Along the way, we may hit highlights such as the White Rock overlook, Shores Lake, Bee Rock, etc. Trail sections may include parts of the Mill Creek ATV system Blue Loop or perhaps a run through Frog Bayou to see the falls.
Friday's route is about 67 miles to late lunch and gas. After lunch, we have about 72 miles to Ozark, AR. It's an aggressive route considering the late start (10 AM). We'll always be able to call it quits and buzz down to Ozark a more direct route.
When we reach Ozark, we'll check into the Oxford Inn motel and get some dinner--perhaps at Rivertowne BBQ?
RESERVE YOUR ROOM TODAY
Saturday
After breakfast, we'll ride about 36 miles of road down to the Mount Magazine area--the highest point in Arkansas. This area features the Huckleberry Horse trails, which are multi-use trails that offer plenty of challenge. We plan to ride up to the lodge on top of the mountain for lunch & gas. When we get tired, we'll ride up to Clarksville for motel and dinner. (It's about 20 miles from the trail system to Clarksville.)
Sunday
We'll make our way back to Fayetteville enjoying some great twisty pavement, rugged forest roads, and some of the most scenic ATV trail Arkansas has to offer. It will most likely be mid-afternoon before we reach the trucks & trailers. Or it could be later if we run into issues or simply play too long on the trails. The earliest we might reach Fayetteville is 2pm, but it could be as late as 5pm.
Misc
We'll attempt to coordinate somewhat to minimize the amount of gear we carry on the trail. We won't need a dozen tubes, a dozen sets of tire irons, etc. As for evening clothes, I (Troy) will bring very minimal. You know, dinner jacket, tie, my dress shoes, a variety of hats to fit my moods...necessities like that.
Routes are complete and attached to this post. Even at our furthest point, we'll never be more than 2 hours of pavement from the trucks--making it easy for folks to bail if necessary.
Riders we know are IN:
Brothers James & Scott may not meet up with us until Fri night in Ozark.
The attached GPX file contains both tracks and routes for all 3 days. (Some folks prefer tracks and some prefer routes.) The tracks are broken up in order to keep each under 250 points to ensure compatibility with most GSP units. Also included are many handy waypoints.
For Sat, all you'll see is a 36 mile route down to the Huckleberry Horse (multi-use) trail system and a 19 mile route up to Clarksville. The large part of Sat will be playing in the marked trail system and gas/lunch up on top of Mt Magazine.
Download the GPX file for your GPS Device
View each days plan in Google Maps (not all that useful, but folks like the visual)
Fri plan
Sat Plan
Sun Plan
PLAN
Oct 5 - 7, Fri - Sun
3 Day Dualsport with some trails included. The route will be appropriate for street-legal dirtbikes. Larger dualsport and ADV bikes are probably not a good idea unless you have very large cahones. That said, if you ride a KLR650 or smaller and feel your skills are not up to par, please don't shy away from this ride. We'll get you through the obstacles--you need to challenge yourself to get to the next level!
You should expect up to 75 miles between gas. We'll be able to transfer gas from larger tanks to those that need it.
Kickstands up in Fayetteville, AR at 10am. Ted Courdin (tcourdin on AdvRider) has graciously allowed us to park our rigs at his home on 5 acres just East of Fayetteville. I will PM the exact address to those that are IN. Feel free to PM me to ask for it if I miss you.
Some of us plan to haul down very early Fri morning. Others may want to haul down Thur night. (It's about 4 hours or less to reach Fayetteville from the KC metro.)
Friday
We'll ride forest roads and throw in some trail sections as we make our way down to Ozark, AR. Along the way, we may hit highlights such as the White Rock overlook, Shores Lake, Bee Rock, etc. Trail sections may include parts of the Mill Creek ATV system Blue Loop or perhaps a run through Frog Bayou to see the falls.
Friday's route is about 67 miles to late lunch and gas. After lunch, we have about 72 miles to Ozark, AR. It's an aggressive route considering the late start (10 AM). We'll always be able to call it quits and buzz down to Ozark a more direct route.
When we reach Ozark, we'll check into the Oxford Inn motel and get some dinner--perhaps at Rivertowne BBQ?
RESERVE YOUR ROOM TODAY
Saturday
After breakfast, we'll ride about 36 miles of road down to the Mount Magazine area--the highest point in Arkansas. This area features the Huckleberry Horse trails, which are multi-use trails that offer plenty of challenge. We plan to ride up to the lodge on top of the mountain for lunch & gas. When we get tired, we'll ride up to Clarksville for motel and dinner. (It's about 20 miles from the trail system to Clarksville.)
Sunday
We'll make our way back to Fayetteville enjoying some great twisty pavement, rugged forest roads, and some of the most scenic ATV trail Arkansas has to offer. It will most likely be mid-afternoon before we reach the trucks & trailers. Or it could be later if we run into issues or simply play too long on the trails. The earliest we might reach Fayetteville is 2pm, but it could be as late as 5pm.
Misc
We'll attempt to coordinate somewhat to minimize the amount of gear we carry on the trail. We won't need a dozen tubes, a dozen sets of tire irons, etc. As for evening clothes, I (Troy) will bring very minimal. You know, dinner jacket, tie, my dress shoes, a variety of hats to fit my moods...necessities like that.
Routes are complete and attached to this post. Even at our furthest point, we'll never be more than 2 hours of pavement from the trucks--making it easy for folks to bail if necessary.
Riders we know are IN:
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allkidd (Randy)
bonanza (Steve)
ozarksrider (Chris)
foster (Nick)
kendall_smith
Troy
jasbaum (James)
shb1129 (Scott)
The attached GPX file contains both tracks and routes for all 3 days. (Some folks prefer tracks and some prefer routes.) The tracks are broken up in order to keep each under 250 points to ensure compatibility with most GSP units. Also included are many handy waypoints.
For Sat, all you'll see is a 36 mile route down to the Huckleberry Horse (multi-use) trail system and a 19 mile route up to Clarksville. The large part of Sat will be playing in the marked trail system and gas/lunch up on top of Mt Magazine.
Download the GPX file for your GPS Device
View each days plan in Google Maps (not all that useful, but folks like the visual)
Fri plan
Sat Plan
Sun Plan
Just kidding. Oct 5 - 7 works better for me simply because it gives me a weekend with family before 
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