Conceptual rendering of the Oz Trails Bike Park base area. Photo courtesy Runway Group. “You could say, ‘Do you really need a lift for 1,000 vert? Or do you really need a lift for 2,000 vert?’ There’s someone out there somewhere who’s going to climb all day long, and this may not be for them.”
That’s J. Scott King, Chief Experience Officer for the Runway Group in Northwest Arkansas, speaking about the new Oz Trails Bike Park coming to the hills between Bentonville and Bella Vista. When we first covered the press release announcement about the bike park, many readers asked, “Why do you need a bike park for less than 300 vertical feet?” Well, King was ready with an answer.
Many mountain bikers won’t want to ride a chairlift regardless of how tall the bike park is. Oz Trails Bike Park isn’t for them. Instead, it’s for the downhillers who want to ride chairs to the top and rip back down over big jumps, through flowing berms, and gnarly tech trails. Making the most of 300 vertical feet
I verified the planned vertical footage with King: the descents will be just over 300 vertical feet, give or take, depending on how much the respective trail undulates.
To make the most of this limited elevation, the Runway Group hired “the best bike park builders in the world”: Gravity Logic .
“[Gravity Logic] looked at it during the summer when the leaves were on, and it’s really hard to see the property. And they […]
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