Gary Vernon of OZ Trails Bentonville, AR (#41)

Trail EAffect Episode 41: Gary Vernon – OZ Trails Re-Air

This episode also aired on October 7th on Mountain Bike Radio and on April 30th, 2020 on the Driftless Dirt Podcast

Topics Covered:

• Gary’s backstory
• How Bentonville started with a 5-mile trail system and got to where it is today
• OZ Trails and the backstory behind the brand / region known as OZ Trails
• Women of OZ
• State Parks and Monument Trails
• 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships
• The Future of OZ Trails and their goal of being the epicenter of cycling in the world
• Community Development through Trails and Cycling by creating the lifestyle

Links:

Gary Vernon: https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/stories/gary-vernon

OZ Trails: https://www.oztrails.com/

Friends of Arkansas Single Track: http://fasttrails.org/

Women of OZ: https://www.arkansasoutside.com/oz-trails-off-road-dedicated-to-women-of-oz/

Coler Mountain Bike Preserve: https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/coler-mountain-bike-preserve

Jones Center Pump Track: https://www.thejonescenter.net/bike-park

Eureka Springs / Lake Leatherwood: https://eurekaparks.com/trails/

Great Passion Play Trails: http://www.greatpassionplay.org/trails.html#.XoyvEohKiM8

Arkansas State Parks – Monument Trails: https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/trails/monument-trails

2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships: https://fayetteville2022.com/

Bike NWA: https://www.bikenwa.org/

Trail Forks Mapping: https://www.trailforks.com/region/ozarks/

Crystal Bridges Art Museum: https://crystalbridges.org/

Momentary Art Museum: https://themomentary.org/

IMBA Trail Lab was created to help communities do what Bentonville has done.

For more information on IMBA Trail Lab go to: https://www.imba.com/trails-for-all/trail-labs

 

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This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

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