For a mountain bike destination to bucket-list worthy, there should be high-quality, purpose-built trails, places to stay or camp close by, and plenty of choices for eating after a ride.
Whistler, Moab, and Crested Butte have all topped mountain bikers’ lists for decades. Ten years ago though, places like Arkansas would have been the last place on a lot of mountain bikers’ minds for a vacation, but things are changing.
With mountain bike advocates getting very smart about trail building, partnering with local businesses, and coordinating with land managers, great bike trails are growing like weeds. These days, the newest mountain bike destination might be … More