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A nice connector with good flow headed south, but be prepared to climb if headed north.


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2.4

Miles

3.8

KM

Singletrack

1,283' 391 m

High

1,078' 328 m

Low

197' 60 m

Up

270' 82 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

13%

Max Grade (7°)

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E-Bikes Unknown

Description

South to North: You'll start on this singletrack after a very brief 30-yard ride along an old power line road, so just be aware that the sign appears to point onto the power line road. The trail goes left into a narrow section of woods, so just be looking for it.

Once onto the trail, you immediately climb up a little rocky section, a few switchbacks, and hit Grosvenor Rd. Cross over, and go up an incline and hit a nice little technical rock section that takes some skill to clean. This leads you to a fairly steep climb up some sharp switchbacks.

Once at the top, the trail has some long, straight sections that have some nice rollers and berms that provide a respite from the overall ascent of this connecting trail. There are a handful of places to get airborne along the way as well.

Once you cross Bedford Ln., you start a very sharp descent with some very narrow-radius berms. About halfway down, you'll encounter a few little rollers and jumps on the way down to Hwy 340 (Lancashire). Cross over, and you'll "T" into the Back 40 Loop: Complete Ride once again.

North to South: Starting from the Back 40 Loop, make a short climb up and over Hwy 340 (Lancashire), and climb up to Bedford Ln. Dropping in off Bedford Ln, you'll descend down and around a few narrow switchbacks, which give way to a nice, flowing section of trail with some fun small rollers. That continues along the ridge until you get to a steeper pitch, and you can carry some serious speed down some fairly long straight sections of trail with some rollers and short gap jumps (all can be rolled).

You end with a few bermed switchbacks leading down to Grosvenor, and then cross over to a short, rocky descent to complete the section, ending up at Traflagar Rd.

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Charles Williams

Trail Ratings

  4.2 from 12 votes

#10

in The Back 40

#8101

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Trail Rankings

#10

in The Back 40

#376

in Arkansas

#8,101

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Photos

Native American ruins, water falls, and great riding.
Aug 4, 2020 near Bella V…, AR
Back 40 Loop with Taylor Homestead, SBAT, Floride and Summit School included.
Jun 5, 2022 near Bella V…, AR
There's a nice trailhead off of Lancashire and Gainsford Drive.
Feb 5, 2017 near Bella V…, AR
SBAT | Full Trail Ride.
Oct 7, 2022 near Bella V…, AR
A bike repair station and drinking water on the trail.
May 23, 2018 near Bella V…, AR

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Sep 8, 2021
WJA III
All good - trees cleared and open trail. 2.4mi — 0h 30m
Mar 20, 2021
Kevin D.
3.8mi
Sep 20, 2020
Jeff Spain
Nov 8, 2019
Chad Dean
Dec 10, 2018
Stephanie Striefel
Started this already mentally done. Saw whitetail deer family. 2.4mi
Sep 25, 2018
Gypsy_ Haas
Jul 31, 2018
Joey Atkins
Nov 19, 2017
The Feast
2.4mi
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