Big Rock Quarry Bike Park

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North Little Rock Parks and Recreation is excited about the new addition at Big Rock Quarry Bike Park. Skills features have been installed at the bike park and are ready for use. These features will complement the current pump track, parking area, and surrounding biking and hiking trails. “This is a great addition allowing for progressive skill development. Mayor Hartwick started the bike park project and is excited to see more elements being added for our biking community”, said Steve Shields, Director of North Little Rock Parks and Recreation.

The features, installed by Progressive Bike Ramps, part of American Ramp Company, surround the current pump track and include a roll-in followed by a split decision maker with an upper option for basic skills and a lower option for more advanced skills. The upper option continues with a small drop-in, triple nessie, snake, and teeter totter. The lower, more difficult option, has two consecutive drops, dirt berm, three-foot kicker with eight-foot table top jump, and another three-foot kicker with a six-foot table top jump. Angry Dave, owner of Angry Dave’s Bicycles, loves these new features and says, “This bike park is the only one in the state that has both types of features, pump track and skill progression elements in the same park area.” The Big Rock Quarry Bike Park is located at 4600 River Road in North Little Rock.

Don’t miss this event, Saturday, April 30th, 10am-2pm.

Some history of the Big Rock Quarry...

Big Rock quarry had access to a railroad spur to help ship stone for the construction industry and railroads, 1910.

Thanks for the update Dave!

A few photos from opening day. More photos and videos at https://photos.app.goo.gl/TBJy3AHB9TqKUd578

The PUMP TRACK at the Big Rock Quarry is opening on January 13th! Join us at 2pm for the Grand Opening!

EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND!

Arkansas Times article:

North Little Rock at work on first phase of big vision for Big Rock Quarry Bike Park - Arkansas Times The city of North Little Rock has crafted an expansive vision for a cycling destination in Big Rock Quarry below Emerald Park and along the Arkansas River Trail. Plans call for everything adventurous cyclists could want: downhill mountain bike trails, cross country mountain bike skills trails, aspha...