Headed to your beautiful State next month. It's been 20 yrs since i cruised thru there on a motorcycle. Super slabbing it on I40 to Ft Smith, spending the night, then all options are open. Probably gonna head home thru Mena, into East TX then head West. All in all spend 2 days, maybe 3.

What must i see and where must i ride, and what restaurant is a must visit??

Thanks in advance. Really looking forward to it....

 

My brother lives in Bigelow, just outside Little Rock, up on Hwy 300. That whole area is nice to ride, nice roads, views, etc., but he and his buddies like to head up to Mt. Magazine, he tells me all the time. If you have the time, I am thinking out through Hot Springs and up into the Ozarks is the way to go.

 

Highway 23...The pig trail.

 

LB,,,,,What time in September you coming in? Bikes, Blues and BBQ will be starting in Fayetteville, about 45 minutes north of Ft Smith, on the 18th... There is usually thousands of bikers in town during that time so it's busy but also a great area to ride. Here's some ideas::: from Ft Smith, take US 71 north to Fayetteville. This is the old route to Fayetteville instead of I540. once you get into Fayetteville, us I540 to get to Rogers then take 62 toward Eureka Springs. Got Pig Trail Harley along the route. In Eureka Springs, take SH23, (pig Trail) down to Ozark. south of Ozark on 23, turn on 309 and go to Paris and thru Paris to Mt Magazine and the Magazine Lodge> if you need a place to stay for the night, can't beat the views. From the Lodge, continue south on 309 to SH 10, go east on 10 to Danville and then SH 27 south to SH 88. Take SH88 toward Sims and to US 270. You pickup SH 88 again which goes west and will take you to Mena. If you stay on 88, it take you West on the Talimena Scenic Drive and into Oklahoma. Once in OK, 88 turns to Highway 1 and take you to 259 which going South take you to Broken Bow, and Idabel and toward US 82, I30 or Paris Tx...From there you've on your own...If you don't have that much time, you can forget about going to Eureka Springs and just take US 412 out of Fayetteville to Huntsville and down SH 23....

Hope this gives you a place to start looking on the map....Most of these roads are great the last time I was down them..

edit:,, Oh yeah,,,give me a shout when you'll be coming thru Mena and I'll buy you a cup of coffee if I'm around.....

 

Appreciate the info....

Awesome info!!!

I've heard about the Rally up in Fayetteville, and this may be a go. I doubt there will be a room anywhere near there, but that's not a deal breaker. We can hit it in the morning, spend part of the day there then haul *** and spend the night somewhere else.

Thanks for taking the time to share all that info!!! Gives me a great start on planning my trip!

 

Bunch of threads on NW Arkansas - check them out.

My recommendation would be to stay in Eureka Springs and do day rides from there. BBB in Fayetteville is fine if you want to do a rally. But, if you want to do a ride, not so much.

Check out Butler Maps for great riding roads in the area.

 

Some good places to ride in AR are:
Mount Nebo, Mount Magazine, Hiway 23, Hiway 7 up to Jasper.

When you leave Fort Smith, I would go down to Mena, AR and take the Talimena trail to 259. Take that South through the Winding Stairs Mountain to TX.

Great rides, all.

 

Hard to find a bad road in North West, or North Central Arkansas...


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