BEST TRAIL EVER! Mountain Biking at Fitzgerald Mountain in Springdale, AR
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Literally, one of the trails here is called Best Trail Ever!
Join me as I ride a brand new trail system in Springdale, AR at Fitzgerald Mountain! 7 miles of trails just opened on 6/29/18, and another 3 miles will open this fall.
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Now those are some proper trails!
Yes sir!
Arkansas has some awesome trails👊👍💪
They sure do! And they're still building more!
We really need our own Texas billionaire to get into mountain biking lol. That trail is so sick.
For real! And some elevation! 😂🚴
I think we already do. We already have some Butt trails from HEB hahaha. But really it would be cool if HEB would do something similar. Someone should find their kids and force them to ride a mountain bike.
Alice Walton lives close to Mineral Wells. She may be planning trails in Texas. Shes worth a mere $63Billion.
Awesome trail. I love all the rock features.
They definitely put a lot of work into those!
Just rode this trail today and holy smokes was that BTE trail epic! I’d argue it was better than any trail at slaughter easily. The park has improved as well they added for trails and have detailed bike trail maps at the bottom and at the hub where all those trails meet.
Nice! I agree, I liked it better than Slaughter Pen as well!
Great video, except you didn’t show the big drops on the best trail ever? We rode there Monday great trails, appreciate all the hard work that went in to building them!
Were there big drops on Best Trail Ever? I don't remember any, or maybe I just didn't pay close attention to them, cuz I went around. I still have to work my way up to bigger drops, plus I just came back from a broken wrist 1 month ago, so I'm keeping my risks low right now!
There are some really epic sections of Fitzgerald. But, man, the climbs in a few spots are brutal! You definitely take a beating getting up to the hub.
It's the humidity that really makes it rough! I've definitely experienced worse, though!
@@huntstyle Welcome to Arkansas brother!! Humidity is the name of the game between May and August. If you're ever up this way in the future send me a DM and we'll go for a ride.
@@mtbqueso6203 For sure man! I'll be in Hot Springs in a couple weeks for the Northwoods trail opening!
@@huntstyle Nice! Super excited that Hot Springs is developing their trails like they have up here in NWA. Have fun!
Glad you liked our trail!
Truly World-class!
That looks like a really great trail. Looks like I'll be doing a little traveling next time I go there. It doesnt look too far from Bentonville.
About 20 minutes south. They've also opened some new downhill trails at Lake Leatherwood in Eureka Springs. They're adding trails faster than we can get up there and ride them! I still haven't even been to Coler!
Not bad at all! I forget how small everything is there coming from these giant Texas cities haha. They really do build trails there so quickly. Coler is amazing, it could use a lift for my lazy fat ass haha.
I know, right? Plus there's way less traffic! If I can find a good job up there, I'm gonna move there!
Jobs are a plenty in Northwest Arkansas. Rated as one of the top 5 places in America to live.
Unfortunately not for my job. I've been looking for months.
I OTB’ed in the exact same spot you did, tricky coming up on it, it looks rollable.
I know I had my weight too far forward, too. I think I would've been fine with better technique!
BTW, thanks for subbing!
That trail is a thing of freakin beauty!!! Thank God the Walton's are spending their money that way and not stocking their shelves with true MTB gear/equipment (I hear the collective sigh of relief from all local shop owners😂)! Just found your channel. Lookin solid👍!
Haha, agreed! I generally have a negative opinion of Wal-Mart, but the fact they're donating money to build awesome trails is helping!
Awesome! Is this a loop?
Yes
Wow... I hate Walmart.. but DAMN!
Hahaha, I know, right? I never shop at Wal-Mart, but glad they're building trails!
Our Produce at my Bentonville Walmart is as Fresh as our trails.. I love me some Waltons!!!
The Crashing Dad Your welcome! I shop at WM to keep the trails coming!
I tried The best trail ever today clockwise and it kicked my ass. I could only ride about 70-75% of it. I walked the rest.
Dang! I haven't tried it clockwise. I was back there Labor Day weekend and rode it CCW again. Saw some other guys going CW. Not sure which way is better.
@@huntstyle ccw is the way to go, there is a 2-3foot drop on the second downhill that is intimidating for me. good video
Cool trail. Looks like a little something for all skill levels.
Definitely! Bypasses to all of the jumps if you prefer to keep your tires on the ground (which I normally do)!
man, the local DFW DORBA trails need some more features like this! can we petition for an expert loop to be added to RCP? Use this trail as reference for jumps and rock features
We need more elevation!
Very cool trail. Isn't too far from Dallas I presume?
5 hour drive. Not a bad distance for a weekend trip!
I had no godly reason to go to Arkansas until now 😁
Hahaha, yeah before I got into mountain biking, Arkansas was a fly-by state for me. But it is beautiful there, too!
Killer trail for sure! The rock work is unbelievable and it’s hard to describe how much downhill flow there is! Glad you got out there to rip it dude! Can’t wait to hook up with you and get you out on some of the new stuff in Eureka!
Yes, I saw that, too! Get that shoulder healed up, I'm coming back up there on Labor Day weekend!
Awesome trail, definitely going to put on my to do list. Happy the bike and you made it out okay after doing over the bars.
It's a good one! Yeah, it was a low speed OTB, no big deal!
Great video and good to meet you. If you decide to ride Coler holler at Kyle. He spends a lot of time at that place and can show you around.
Nice meeting you guys as well! I'll do that, at some point I'll get to Coler!
yooo this trail looks awesome! how was the drive out from dallas?
Not bad at all man, about 5 hours.
6 hours.
Hit those trail... So much fun!!!
Huck yeah!
Great vid. Live about an hour away. Will definitely check it out soon. Couple guys I ride with went up last weekend and were succumbed to about 5 flats due to the rock usage.
Wow! I had no issues. Haven't had a single flat on this bike (got it in Dec). Are they running tubeless?
Yeah, as far as I know...all tubeless
Nope. Not enough elevation and slippery rocks on corners. Who ever built that.....
Cool video Matt! I’m headed there tomorrow morning.
Just now saw this! Somehow didn't pop up in notifications. How did you like it?
Huntstyle LOVED IT! First I hit BTE I went left instead of right and ended up bike hiking most of it. Now I go to it a lot. It’s a quick trip from Tulsa.
I appreciate all the hard work but I think they could have polished a couple of the areas.
I watched your video on researching for my Bentonville Trip. I just went mid-March and it looks so much different than when you were there. In your video, it is a lush green forest. When I was there it was so open and dead lol. One complaint I have about this trail system is the signage. I see in your video, it wasn't marked like it is now. There are nice signs put up now that label the trails but the trail direction wasn't indicated. The black trails clearly have a preferred direction to be ridden. I started climbing up Coyote Cave and realized I had to have been going the wrong way. When I made it to the top at that trail hub I wanted to do "Best Trail Ever" and ended up going left. I rode the whole trail backward until that spot @3:25. Then I knew..... I f-ed up. @patsmage climbed that whole sectino. I drug my bike all the way to the top just so I could at least get that sick downhill section. I continued riding the correct direction from there and go back the way I came. I had to miss some of the beginning features because of it. I eventually hit Coyotee cave the correct way and wowzers that trail is wild. I did the big rock roll that you commented on @6:43. That thing..... is scary. GOPRO effect totally kills the scary aspect of this feature. The one that scared me even more, is the one @7:02. Yes you can roll right through the main part of it like you did, but there is also an A Line. I saw @patsmage ride up and down that with so much style. You can stay far right. You ride up a skinny ledge and then kick up and over to drop in on a very off-camber wall that is probably 8ft high. I wanted it bad and looked at it for 20 minutes before I had to walk away. The buzzards flying overhead freaked me out. LOL.
Pat Smage is really skilled! Far more than me, haha! The trails are no limited to one direction, but yeah, there typically is a better way to ride them. I usually look at Trailforks to see which direction is downhill.
Living in Tahoe and riding all over the west, I have never really considered riding east of the Rockies...until now. Looks like some really nice trailwork happens in Arkansas. Thanks for the video!
Yeah, they made it a goal to be a mountain biking destination, and it shows!
How's that wrist ?
Getting better every week! Really just soreness around the thumb after riding, but in the long-term riding improves it. Oh yeah, and the crash on this ride left a bruise, but that's improving rapidly.
Huntstyle - this crash turned out to be in a different spot ? Where!
We just need to figure out how to replace our fragile bones with Adamantium...
Sure do! It's awfully close to the fracture, actually. But thankfully it was a slow fall into soft dirt! Also wearing Fox Ranger Gel gloves, though the padding doesn't really extend far enough down toward the wrist.
That is spectacular.
🤘🚴🍻
Headed there in August. Can’t freaking wait!
YES! You're gonna love it!
Showed this vid to my wife... now we're going tomorrow lol!!!!
Hahaha, NICE! I'm jealous! Next chance I'll have to go back is Labor Day weekend, I think.
Awesome video. So this is a bucket list trip for me. I’m an LSU fan so I want to head to Arkansas and ride some of their best trails and then check out a tiger v hog game.
Dude, that would be an awesome weekend!
Huntstyle, if you ever head out to Colorado let me know. I live in the Denver area and will gladly take you around some of my favorite trails around here.
Awesome! I've seen videos of some of the trails there on the front range. Looks like fun! I'm going to Crested Butte this fall!
Awesome. Dr. Park, Dr. park, Dr. park. It’s a must in cb.
On the list!
First I"ve seen your videos, very enjoyable. I am definitely going to make a trip out to Arkansas to ride this trail. Have you been to the Wee Chi Tah Trail in Wichita Falls? Pretty decent trail! Only a couple hours north of Dallas. I'm in the area if you want more info.
Thanks Samuel! No, I haven't been up there!
Awesome video haven't had a chance to hit the trails around here but I don't plan on leaving Fayetteville any time soon so there's nothin but time .
Thanks man! They keep building more, too!
Dude this channel is awesome! I make fishing videos and am just getting into biking. I like the way you shoot.
Thanks man! I used to be obsessed with fishing! Now it's mountain biking, haha!
is this gonna be hardtail friendly or should i just bring the stumpy
It could certainly be done on a hardtail. I'd prefer the Stumpy, though!
These blow Texas trails away! This trail has some flow!!!!!
Arkansas has some really sweet trails!
Sweet trail!
It's so much fun!
It looks like a blast...its on my short list now of trails to visit
Yes! I highly recommend it! I'm definitely going back!
Always liked Arkansas always a pretty state!
It sure is!
I did this one today...maybe my fav new trail of all time too! so flowy , can be ridden aggressive or for fun, but either way badass! good video man!...i saw a giant tarantula too..
They built this trail really really well!
I'm new to MTB, but I thought these were the coolest thing I've ever seen.
Welcome to the sport!
Wow those trails look nice! Add it to my hit list for when we go back.
Yeah, this was an awesome ride! They now have the other 3 miles open as well, so it's 10 miles total.
Do you ever do group rides in that area on AR? My bf and I are looking forward to riding there in the near future and would love to have people show us around the trails
I've ridden with some local guys there. You might try posting on one of the Facebook pages, like the Slaughter Pen trail conditions page to find a local to ride with.
I actually live in Dallas
Ayyye we live in Fort Worth! Lol are there any local trails worth riding around the DFW area
@@pnkpunx14 Definitely! I've got videos from several of the local trails. Sansom is a local favorite in FW. I didn't care for it much when I rode it, but I think if I went back now I'd probably like it better. Northshore is my personal favorite, but it's been closed due to being underwater with Lake Grapevine high. It's back above water now, so after it dries out it should open back up. If you go to dorba.org you can see the full list of local trails.
I gotta go there I love the way the rock is used in the berms and trail!
It's a fun trail!
Huntstyle it is my goal to get to see more of America and ride too! I just retired at 59 and got to make up for lost time. 👍
@@JoeMmt347 I love that! There's a lot to see in this great country!
This place looks cool, might have to put it on the list for this year..
For sure man you won't be disappointed!
@@huntstyle live in south Florida, so going anywhere is a pain. Lol
@@americantrailrider7031 Oh man, yeah you're far away from it all! I suppose Pisgah is your best bet!
@@huntstyle doing pisgah in 3 weeks on the seth trip
@@americantrailrider7031 Ahhhh nice!!! I have my buddy's wedding that weekend, otherwise I would've strongly considered that trip!
Awesome video footage. I remember as a kid playing in those woods and cliffs all up there. My friend's uncle found a skeleton there 40-50 years ago and the university did a huge anthropological dig there and it was apparently a big native american site. Lots of arrowheads up in there, too.
Whoa! That's pretty cool!
Amazing trails, love the flow of trails like this. You've got the skills to hit some of those jumps, why not give them a try....I have the Jeffsy 27.5 and it's great in the air
Nick Sinclair mental block, haha!
This looks wicked fun. I'm definitely gonna hit this up. Also subbed. Great stuff!
Thanks man! Much appreciated! You're gonna have a blast out there! The fun factor is definitely really high on this trail.
Wow! THanks for sharing! So happy to have this type of trail in my town. I would die if I tried it.
It is fantastic! Just do like me and skip the gap jumps, you'll be fine!
Beautiful trail :)
And fun!
Those rock features look so fun! I am about 6 hours north of here in Iowa - I have to get down to these Arkansas trails.
Yes sir! It's a little over 5 hours for me from Dallas. Worth it!
That definitely looks like the best trail ever for this area even though it’s not Texas that was an awesome trail good video
Way better than anything I've ridden in TX so far!
Huntstyle
One of this days I’m gonna have to take a trip up to Arkansas myself
Definitely worth the trip! Beautiful scenery, too!
Huntstyle
Was that a free trail system that you went
Yep!
Wow, that looks freaking amazing. Will do it next time I am out there.
It is! Definitely worth it! They have some more stuff open there now, including some REALLY big jumps!
@@huntstyle No need for bigger jumps here. I am good with baby jumps.
@@sergiomtb55 Okay, you're like me then! Wasn't sure, so I mentioned them just in case! 😂