NWA Today

The daily question

Should I ride today?

Every system, sorted best-to-worst for right now. The model reads 72 hours of rain against each system's drainage; riders confirm from the dirt. Clay rule stands: wet trails get wrecked.

15 of 17 systems rideable today← Ride hub
  • Ride · Likely DrySlaughter PenBentonville
    Sun
    97°
    Mon
    97°
    Tue
    97°

    0mm of rain in 72h and this system drains fast.

  • Ride · Likely DryDevil's Den State ParkWest Fork
    Sun
    98°
    Mon
    96°
    Tue
    96°

    0mm of rain in 72h and this system drains moderately.

  • Ride · Likely DryLake AtalantaRogers
    Sun
    96°
    Mon
    92°
    Tue
    97°

    0mm of rain in 72h and this system drains fast.

  • Ride · Likely DryBlowing SpringsBella Vista
    Sun
    31%
    Mon
    98°
    Tue
    98°

    1mm of rain in 72h and this system drains moderately.

  • Ride · Likely DryLittle SugarBella Vista
    Sun
    32%
    Mon
    98°
    Tue
    98°

    1mm of rain in 72h and this system drains moderately.

  • Ride · Likely DryLake Leatherwood Gravity ProjectEureka Springs
    Sun
    96°
    Mon
    96°
    Tue
    97°

    1mm of rain in 72h and this system drains moderately.

  • Ride · Likely DryThe Back 40Bella Vista
    Sun
    31%
    Mon
    96°
    Tue
    98°

    3mm of rain in 72h and this system drains moderately.

  • Ride · Likely DryHobbs State ParkRogers
    Sun
    96°
    Mon
    94°
    Tue
    97°

    2mm of rain in 72h and this system drains moderately.

  • Ride · Likely DryOsage ParkBentonville
    Sun
    97°
    Mon
    96°
    Tue
    97°

    2mm of rain in 72h and this system drains fast.

  • Ride · Likely DryColer Mountain Bike PreserveBentonville
    Sun
    97°
    Mon
    96°
    Tue
    97°

    3mm of rain in 72h and this system drains moderately.

  • Ride · Likely DryRazorback GreenwayCorridor-wide
    Sun
    97°
    Mon
    94°
    Tue
    98°

    3mm of rain in 72h and this system drains fast.

  • Ride · Likely DryThe Runway Bike ParkSpringdale
    Sun
    97°
    Mon
    94°
    Tue
    98°

    3mm of rain in 72h and this system drains fast.

  • Ride · Tacky — hero dirtKessler MountainFayetteville
    Sun
    97°
    Mon
    94°
    Tue
    97°

    Recent rain (5mm/72h), but it holds water — prime dirt if it's had sun.

  • Ride · Tacky — hero dirtLake FayettevilleFayetteville
    Sun
    97°
    Mon
    90°
    Tue
    98°

    Recent rain (8mm/72h), but it drains moderately — prime dirt if it's had sun.

  • Ride · Tacky — hero dirtFitzgerald MountainSpringdale
    Sun
    96°
    Mon
    94°
    Tue
    97°

    Recent rain (9mm/72h), but it drains moderately — prime dirt if it's had sun.

  • Don't ride · Likely MuddyMount SequoyahFayetteville
    Sun
    96°
    Mon
    88°
    Tue
    96°

    20mm of rain in 72h on a system that drains fast. Riding it wet wrecks it. Dry days ahead — give it time to set up.

  • Don't ride · Likely MuddyCentennial ParkFayetteville
    Sun
    98°
    Mon
    94°
    Tue
    97°

    27mm of rain in 72h on a system that drains moderately. Riding it wet wrecks it. Dry days ahead — give it time to set up.

How this works

The model weighs the last 72 hours of rain (recent rain counts most) against each system's drainage profile — Slaughter Pen drains fast, Kessler holds water. Tacky is the good news: recently rained, mostly drained, hero dirt. Rider reports on each system page confirm or overrule the math — the dirt always gets the last word. Reports age out after 72 hours.

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