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MTB Paradise Under Construction - Hot Springs, Arkansas
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- Опубликовано: 8 апр 2017
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I spent the weekend in Hot Springs, Arkansas to see what they were working on. In addition to existing IMBA Epic trail systems, trails are being staked out all over the downtown area for convenient access. With great scenery, lots of stuff to ride, and lots of stuff to eat, Hot Springs is poised to become a major hot spot for mountain biking.
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I’m going to try, as best I can, to give you guys some context so you understand what’s going on here.
In November I attended IMBA World Summit in Bentonville Arkansas. Right downtown there were flow trails, jump parks, and greenways connecting everything together. This infrastructure didn’t appear randomly; it was actually an intentional and focused effort to boost tourism through mountain biking.
Well anyway on the other side of the state is a city called Hot Springs, which is close to a few IMBA Epic trails, like Womble. There are a fair bit of mountain bikers in Hot Springs, but they’re used to driving a little ways to get to trails. It’s not as convenient as Bentonville-yet.
Bentonville proved that if you build trails, greenways, and all the other stuff that mountain bikers like, they’ll visit. That’s why I’m here.
I was invited to Hot Springs to meet with some of their decision makers, have a look at what they’re building, and give you guys a sneak peak at what’s to come.
So on Wednesday I landed in Little Rock, drove to Hot Springs, scarfed down a Jersey Mike’s sub in the car, stopped at Parkside Cycle to pick up a sweet carbon loaner bike, and headed out to some local trails. Thanks to the jersey mikes sub I had to cut my ride short, and headed to my room at Hotel Hot Springs to get some work done. I couldn’t believe how nice it was. I guess someone didn’t get the memo that Seth was coming to town, not Casey. Still I did a time lapse from the room.
Anyway, I went out that night with a couple of people from Visit Hot Springs, which is the tourism department for the city. While sitting in a bar that used to be a brothel, they agreed to get me clearance to film in a restricted area full of unsanctioned trails. In the near future, those trails would be groomed for sanctioned use.
The following morning, I met them downtown to go to the trails, but first we went to this place with a red couch to take my picture. The photographer told me to do whatever I wanted on the couch, so I did.
Then we were off to the trails.
It would be smart to make this part of a trail because it looks dope. It’s not every day you get to ride across the top of a dam. I don’t know if the locals have named these trails yet, but I’d name this one “damn straight”.
Everywhere you go in these woods, you'll find IMBA’s boundary flags tied to shrubs and trees. The plan is to connect all these trails together, and build brand new ones that link up to the downtown. From the looks of it, there’s going to be something for everyone.
Afterwards I decided to go back to the trail from the previous day… the one I got sick on.
Hot Springs looks really promising. It’s surrounded by hills and mountains, has some existing trail systems, and lots of other things that mountain bikers like. While talking to the guys at Parkside Cycle, they gave me the lowdown on Womble, an IMBA Epic trail a little ways outside of town. We’ll have a look at that trail next time, as well as some of the bigger more technical rides on the outskirts of town.
Until then, thanks for riding with me today, and I’ll see you next time.
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"the photographer told me to do whatever I wanted on the couch, so I did" -Seth 2017
@Alvin Isaac you’re right, we don’t care. At all.
@6:50 "This is rough! This is really rough!"
Welcome to Arkansas. Our rocks occasionally have some soil and red clay mixed in with them...
Love the Casey Neistat reference, it made me laugh :-)
Seths Casting Couch
wow lmao
scrolled down looking for this, was not disapointed. (either this or a " ...there was no job.." kinda line) good work Sir!
rode a double black diamond trail, flew off a cliff, hit a patch of roses, hiked back up 1,000 feet of mountain
That's painful.
From going down to going up.
Seth I'm hyped that I'm in your video
+Finn Parker It was great riding with you guys!
Seth's Bike Hacks yes it was I sent you a link to my channel 😀
Finn Parker you were shredding little man keep it up
MTB addict thanks man I love biking so much
Finn Parker same here bro, keep it up! you are the future of this sport
Seth is raising the bar for MTB videos. The production quality, sound, and content are all top notch. I'd never heard of Hot Springs but now I'm considering a visit.
Dam Straight is a PERFECT name.
Arkansas is amazing. I go hiking and mountain biking here all of the time since I live in Southern Missouri. Great views and amazing waterfalls. Lots to see and do.
This is my home town!! I'm so stoked to see this!
I'm now planning a trip to Arkansas to ride, and honestly I would have never thought to visit there without your first Fat Tire Festival vid, then this vid.
This NYer says thanks for exposing me to Arkansas!
The subtle nod to Casey, brilliant. This is why you’re the best channel.
I must admit that it was a successful video on boosting tourism to Arkansas. I'm from texas and now can't wait for those trails to open so I can road trip to try it. Thanks for showing us the goodness over there.
That is awesome that the tourism bureau invited you to kinda yay or nay thier plans of a new trial system. That dam will be an epic ride. Mad props to them for keeping the mtb'ing adventure alive and thriving.
In Ohio now and Tennessee bound soon but Arkansas was my childhood stomping grounds. So cool to see some footage from Hot Springs. So many great memories from there.
As a native of Bentonville I'll say we are super spoiled up here with all the work that has been done and is continuing to be done every day on some fantastic trails. I really hope Hot Springs can build up the mountain bike scene down there because it's in dire need of something to revive the town. That area is really dated and run down in most of the area because there just isn't much draw for tourism. Hopefully they can turn it around down there because the area has some really beautiful features (mountains, etc).
always exciting to see that you posted when I get off work!
Seth I absolutely love your channel. You got me off my couch and back in to something I loved so much growing up and lost after marriage and kids. Thank you for the motivation.
those kids were shredding, love seeing the future of this sport
I'm happy to see you enjoying my town. I'm going to start riding because of you and your friends. My buddy at Phat Tire enjoyed meeting you all in person.
Dude your videos rock. Finally getting back to MT biking after 5 years and 4 kids later. Inspired to start making videos man. Thanks a bunch! Keep up the good work.
YOU have just about the best vids out there for what you do. Very cool indeed...thanx.
Sweet man I love these Arkansas videos😃I actually live in Bentonville AR.
trey ewart wow
I've been down there to Hot Springs for work and stayed by the lakes, which led me to believe it was all boating down there but nice to see there are trails and more in progress! Great vid, nice drone footage of the hillsides!
I've been to hot springs multiple times, near my family's vacation home (not really impressive, just a nice trip to forests and things to do) Hotspringes is a great place, it used to have a ton of bathhouse, now the barhhouses are used for other things. There's a bar, candy plenty of water, and a nice small park with a climbing boulder, and I mean a real boulder. Also there are areas that have springs, hence the name, also you get duck tours of tge area, and instead of a bus, or something like that, they use these old vehicles that can drive, AND boat on water, the tours also do that as well. Overall it's a kinda small town with things to see and do, and it looks great!
Looks like I'll be visiting Hot Springs in the future. Thanks for all you do for the Beast Coast.
Drone footage like that will never get old, it's so badass! Those trails look great. Look forward to more ArKansas vids
Super stoked to see all of the Arkansas love on here. I currently live 2 hours east of Hot Springs but am going camping up by Bentonville this weekend to check it out.
Seth if you get bored you should look up the Athens Big Fork Trail, it is about 2 hours northwest of Hot Springs. I haven't biked it yet, but I have hiked it twice and it would be super knarly on a bike. you cross 8 mountains in about 9 miles super steep!!
Seth you're an inspiration. I love your videos and am now shopping for a new MTB, something I haven't done in a good 20 years. Keep up the great work!
That's so awesome that they invited you to be a part of this, Seth! Like, that's seriously awesome, man! Congratulations!
Those trails look like they could really be something epic; especially if IMBA gets involved. And "Dam Straight" would be a perfect name for the trail with the dam!
Love these Arkansas videos. New to the area and have been going to the local NWA trails. Super awesome!!
Seth, Thanks for being an advocate for mtn biking. I'm not sure who sought out who (gem) but we need proponents like you for our sport. Keep up the good work. And happy trails.
Riding across the dam would be epic! In fact, that is already epic you did that!
Glad they are building stuff in Hot Springs. I live near Tyler Tx and wish they would build some of those types of trails here.
My father in law lives in Hot Springs Village. I have something to try the next time I'm out there! Great video.
Seth you made my morning wake up. Great video and nice riding...
DUDE! SETH! I don't know why I'm just seeing this and I don't know how I missed you. Its so cool seeing you do a video on some of the trails we ride all the time. Next time you visit YOU GOTTA LEMME KNOW!
Hot Springs is a short ride from me, glad they took you to the Ohio Club, great place that I love going to every time I go to Hot Springs.
Damn it! Wish I knew you were in my back yard. Welcome back to Arkansas.
Seth you have inspired me to get into biking and now I have bought a new bike that I love and use all the time keep it up with your video
Good work! I went to Bentonville this winter/spring because of your vids. Had a great time
My favorite video!!! Its crazy to see how your success is tacking you places!!! Im super inspired Seth, you give me crazy inspiration and courage to push the limits!!!
3:52 magic car.
lol
Awesome, Always looking for new places to ride!! Keep it coming!!
Thanks for riding with us Seth! I hope to do it again one day.
As I'm watching this I just finished a MTB race in Medicine Park, OK where park of the course required us to race across the top of a dam..... Great video Seth!
Im just now getting into MTB and I am from Arkansas. My grandparents live in Hot Springs, AR so I know I'll be making a trip up there soon!
Is it just me, but every time Seth posts a new video, you like it before you see it?
Supercars of Chester yep
Supercars of Chester I
Supercars of Chester.... as in like Chester in the UK?
just want to say thanks for your videos. Just got myself the diamondback overdrive comp 29er and have seen most of your videos. never owned a bike before so thank you for the info.
2:29 I love that the drummer is wearing a Chicago Cubs shirt at the Ohio Club in Hot Springs Arkansas
Honestly, I never would have even thought about moving to, let alone visiting, Bentonville or Asheville before your videos
Nick Hepler dont move to Asheville arkansas. I live in mena arkansas. It is awful smelling in asheville and it is a nightmare to go through and i cant imagine living there.
Seth, I love your videos to death man! I love them so much and get so excited every time you post something new! You inspire me to ride more! I love the MTB community!
I live in Bentonville, thanks for the kind words.
WHOA!!!! that shot at the end!!! HOLYSMOKES!!! RAD DUDE
I soo happy you got to visit my state !its awsome here
The closing shot from a drone was epic!
I'm loving the drone shots!
Looks like a blast Seth! Definitely on my travel list.
Amazing video, beautiful city and landscapes
Glad you enjoyed Hot Springs. Its a great place to ride and to live!
That last shot was epic! Nice!
Dam Straight! Have to agree, they have to build that into a trail. That would be sweet!
It was so cool meeting you down there. It is a different experience when see him in real life.
+MindBlow Brain Likewise! I'm interested to see if you can 3D print some bike-related stuff...
Seth's Bike Hacks I already have some really cool ideas for mounts. I'll be glad to do some stuff for you.
really liked the nod to Casey and they outro you did with the drone.
It looks like your hard work is paying off Seth 👍
Great ride and another great video Seth! From your friends in Miami...
I wish our trail builders are like the people in Hot Springs. I live in Kingman, Arizona. Where mountains surround us, and we only have 15-20 trails. We would have plenty of potential if people built more trails. CRATA if you are seeing this fix our problems, and build more trails.
It's nice to see you can still hit the trails in November we are under 2 feet of snow by then lol.
When they finish with the trails I'll have to get down there and ride them. Looks promising.
Hey Seth, your videos really inspire me to try and do MTBing videos! Keep up the good work and keep on pleasing many viewers with your hard work and effort! In my opinion, your channel is the greatest channel out there! :)
Whoah.... I work in hotsprings all the time then I see a video from you talking about it :D
that drone shot at the end is epic
great to see more municipality's pish for MTB tourism. Area looks promising.
seems like a cool experience, making trails great
I wish we had a trail system like that in Grand Prairie...AWESOME VIDEO SETH!!
Casey Neistat of mountain biking,.Really love your videos.
Accelerate Faster if it was the Casey neistat of MTB then wheres the clickbait
Mr Cow Casey doesn't use clickbait
You need to come back and check them out now. The Northwoods trails are awesome.
Another great video Seth! It is so cool seeing Arkansas upping it's outdoor recreation tourism. Now, if a few other states would take note!
Glad you enjoyed my home town
Seth, great video as usual. I'm so jealous you got to go and ride new trails in Hot Springs:-) Next time you're in Little Rock you should check out Spokes Little Rock. It's a shop owned by Mat and Regina Seelinger on 1001 Kavanaugh Blvd. They just opened Giant Little Rock as well. They're a wonderful family and they are all bike fanatics.
Nice Mavic shots! I need to get a Mavic Pro for my vlogs. I like Arkansas but I've never MTB'd there before and that looks really cool!
The drone footage adds a nice perspective to your videos!
some good looking trails..WOW..
siting on the craper and watching your wideos, good times 😊
Seth, I honestly just love your videos. I constantly watch them over and over and just love the way you make them. This is completely random, and you probably won't even read it, but I just wanted to get it out :)
Seth, you have a new title to add to your name, "Ambassador."
I really like that you keep the VO 'PG' for family viewing. Keep up the good work.
Love your channel!
I absolutely love the channel SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!! Keep up the Videos.
love watching your videos!
The size of these forests is crazy!
I thought this was some of your best pacing/ editing out of all your videos. Keep it up!
Just 4 or 5 hours south of me. I will definitely have to visit when I get my trail legs...
I am watching the old videos in July 2020 until he gets 2 million subs 🥳
Things seem to be working out pretty well for you Seth, congratulations!
I love how the bike sounds
thanks for sharing, what a rush
It's been 2 years. I'm hearing more and more about this place, I may be going soon! It will be interesting to see how it came together.
Thankyou for coming to Hot Springs! I was off on the Wensday you came, but unfortunately I got to Ceder Glades in the evening. I wish I couldve seen you! If anyone is interested in Cedar Glades, I made a video featuring it on my channel.
Excelentes trayectos, hermosos paisajes. gracias por compartir tus experiencias.
That ruggedness! Stuff like that I wish I could ride
Hi! I really liked this video and keep up the good work!