Life Time Big Sugar Gravel starts and finishes in downtown Bentonville on October 17, 2026, capping a full week of racing and group rides. Course notes, the week schedule, and why gravel racers want a garage with a bike wash station and a quiet street the night before.
Bikes, Blues & BBQ rolls into downtown Rogers September 30 through October 3, 2026, and the Arkansas High Country Race launches from Bentonville the same weekend. Here is what is happening, why the beds near the rally go first, and the case for a quiet house with a garage 15 minutes away.
Back 40 and Little Sugar are both roughly 40-mile trail systems, but they reward different kinds of days. Here's how to pick, and where to stay for either one.
A 3-day itinerary for a mountain bike trip to Bentonville: Slaughter Pen on arrival night, a full day at Coler, and a lift-served morning at OZ Trails Bike Park before you fly out.
Coler's 20 miles of jump lines and technical trail are why people build their whole trip around it. Here's why staying a short drive away at Oakwood Oasis makes more sense than trying to camp out at the trailhead.