Birdeye Arkansas nestled on the eastern slopes of Crowley's Ridge in the Arkansas Delta will host a gravel bike festival November 11-13. Full festival access includes a Friday unsupported 50 mile ride with wood oven pizzas, beverages and music Friday evening. Saturday morning at sunrise will be the start time for a 65 or 100 mile supported ride with an evening fish fry, beverages and local music. The full festival includes breakfast on Saturday and Sunday morning. It is encouraged to bike into Birdeye on Thursday afternoon and those accomplishing this feat will be treated to dinner Thursday night and breakfast on Friday morning. Potential Routes from Memphis and Jonesboro will be provided. The event routes consist of 75% gravel and 25% pavement with an equal mix of farmland levee's and undulating historic Crowley's Ridge gravel lanes. The fall harvest will be wrapping up in the lowlands while the fall color will be in peak season along the ridge. Don't let the Arkansas Delta fool you as the 50 mile ride BIRDEYE GRAVEL 50 - Friday Route has 1,665 feet in elevation and the 100+ mile Saturday ride BIRDEYE GRAVEL 100 - Saturday Route has more than 3,200 feet of elevation.

Saturday's Route: Birdeye Gravel Loop

Headquarters & Accomodations

The festival headquarters will be a small 8 acre farm with a home built in 1903 as the hospitality headquarters For accommodations, please contact info@birdeye.events. Camping will be allowed on-site in the orchard and a restroom/shower facility will be available for participants' use. All meals are freshly made on-site utilizing local ingredients. Two fire pits and community areas on the grounds will be provided for downtime and relaxation with the grazing St. Croix sheep and Black Spanish Heritage Turkeys curious of the conversation.

Come spend Veterans Day Weekend in Birdeye, ride some great gravel roads, enjoy the incredible hospitality and local music and please visit our award-winning Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery located one mile north of the festival site.