Randonneuring Gravel Rally of the Ozarks

When & Where Saturday, March 1, 2025 Mountain Home, AR Early Start...Late finish

What & Why?

A unique gravel bike experience for you and your teammate! 
Completed in teams of two, the Randonneuring Gravel Rally of the Ozarks is a day long adventure navigating and riding some of the best gravel in north central Arkansas! 

Here's the skibby:

• Teams of two
• Two gravel bikes, one vehicle capable of carrying both bikes
• One driver, one navigator
• Start in Mountain Home
• Strategically navigate and ride all three gravel routes (varying from 15-25 miles each)
• Track your routes and progress (Strava or Ride GPS)
• Return to Mountain Home for post-event festivities

This is the inaugural year for the event so prices are low as we want your feedback as much as we want to see your smiling faces!

Packet Pick-Up / Registration

Probably the Friday before, definitely the morning of.  We don't have a precise location yet, but like Rapp's Barren Brewing in Mountain Home.

Course Description

You've heard of the Ozarks? You're about to see an awful lot of them!
The three gravel routes triangulate Mountain Home. Here are the routes:

Gamaliel, Arkansas 
23.4 miles, 2,088 ft. elevation gain
99.9% gravel...lots of fun!
Gamaliel route HERE 

Norfork, Arkansas 
17.8 miles, 1,766 ft. elevation gain
50/50 gravel and paved.
Be prepared to hike-a-bike and fly down Push Mountain Road
Norfork route HERE

Rea Valley, Arkansas 
20 miles, 1,897 ft. elevation gain
90% gravel with one hellacious hill in the middle!
Rea Valley route HERE
 

Awards 

By definition of a Randonneuring event, we won't do much in terms of awards, but we'll have something special to recognize the first teams in.

Learn more about this event on the Randonneuring Gravel Rally of the Ozarks HERE