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10/14/2026

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday… you get the idea. 🚴

No matter what day it is, we’ve only got one thing on our minds: Birdeye Gravel is getting closer. 👀

We’re counting down to a weekend of gravel rides, trail runs, live music, good food, and even better company on Crowley’s Ridge.

📍 Birdeye, Arkansas
📅 November 6–8, 2026

The countdown is on! Join us for Birdeye ’26. Register at the link in our bio or book a place to stay at Birdeye Basecamp

10/03/2026

Not ready for the full 500? Meet the Night Owl 200.

Ride from Birdeye to Helena and back on a long, beautiful route through the Delta built for riders who want to push themselves without committing to the full 500.

The Night Owl 200 is part of Birdeye Ultra, giving you a serious endurance challenge with a shorter route through the Arkansas Delta.

📍 Birdeye to Helena and back
🚲 200 miles
📅 October 31–November 7, 2026

Learn more and register here: https://www.bikereg.com/birdeye-ultra

10/01/2026

I love, I love, I love… being just over ONE MONTH away from Birdeye Gravel!! 🤎

November 6–8, we’re heading back to the Delta for a weekend of gravel, running, music, food, and community on Crowley’s Ridge.

Whether you’re riding, running, taking on the Ultra, or just coming to experience fall in the Delta with us, we can’t wait to see you in Birdeye.

One month to go. 🚲🍂

09/27/2026

500 miles. One enormous journey through the Arkansas Delta. 🚴

The Birdeye 500 returns this fall as part of Birdeye ’26, with riders setting out beginning October 31 and making their way back to Birdeye by Saturday, November 7.

Designed as a self-supported adventure, the Birdeye 500 connects rural communities, state parks, gravel roads, and the full length of Crowley’s Ridge. There’s no rolling SAG and no traditional race support. Riders carry what they need, make their own way, and experience the Delta at their own pace.

Whether you’re looking for a serious bikepacking challenge, training for your next ultra, or just want to see how far the road can take you, this is the full Delta experience.

500 miles. Self-supported. Arkansas Delta.

Come ride with us.

09/18/2026

LAST CALL. 🚲

Registration for the 2026 Arkansas Graveler: Delta Blues Edition closes today.

Five days, 300+ miles, Delta gravel, live music, good food, and some of the best communities in eastern Arkansas.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, this is the moment.
October 6–10, 2026

Registration closes today!!

09/17/2026

THIS IS THE YEAR!! 🍁🚴

Come for the gravel, the trails, the music, the food, the Delta sky. Stay for the kind of weekend that somehow feels a little like a family reunion, even if it’s your first time here.

November 6-8, Birdeye Gravel brings us back together for three days of riding, running, eating, laughing, and spending a little time slowing down.

Whether you’re coming with a whole crew or showing up on your own, there’s a place for you here. And if you’re staying for the weekend, we have a new option this year!!

Birdeye Basecamp at Walnut Valley offers RV and tent camping just up the road from the Smith House. The perfect place to pitch a tent or park your RV for the weekend to have your own basecamp for the weekend. 🚐🏕️

All proceeds from Birdeye Gravel directly support the building and maintenance of the Crowley’s Ridge Gravel Trail.

Registration is open now!! 🚲

09/10/2026

The first three days of the 2026 Arkansas Graveler will follow much of the highlighted stretch of the Crowley’s Ridge Gravel Trail!

From Jonesboro through Harrisburg, Wynne, Forrest City, Marianna, and down to Helena, the route puts riders right in the middle of the communities and landscapes that make this part of Arkansas so distinctive.

Along the way, we’ll be welcoming riders to the Birdeye rest stop, a place that already holds a special place in Arkansas gravel culture. We’ve seen firsthand how much the experience is shaped by the people, food, music, and hospitality surrounding the ride. We’re excited to bring some of that same Birdeye spirit to the Graveler, with a chance to slow down, refuel, and connect as riders keep moving south.

Registration closes Friday, September 18 at 11:59 PM CT, so if you’ve been thinking about riding the Delta Blues Edition, now’s the time to make it official.

October 6–10, 2026
300+ miles. Five communities. One unforgettable ride.

Register at ArkansasGraveler.com.

09/02/2026

There’s a moment every year when the ride is over, dinner is served, music is playing, and you look around the farm and realize just how many people have made themselves at home.

Some came with you. Some you met that morning.

That might be our favorite part.

Birdeye Gravel has always been about more than one event. We ride. We run. We explore. We eat together. We listen to music. We come back and recognize familiar faces.

For a couple of days, the Smith Farm becomes a place to belong.

This November 6–7, come ride gravel across Crowley’s Ridge, run, race long, take it easy, do yoga, get a massage, hang out at the farm or do absolutely nothing.

Just come.

Every registration helps support studioDRIFT’s work across eastern Arkansas, where we’re building trails, expanding access to outdoor recreation, and creating more reasons to spend time in Delta communities.

Bring your bike. Bring your running shoes. Bring somebody you love, or come meet somebody new.

We’ll see you at the farm. 🌾

08/28/2026

In case you haven’t heard: the Arkansas Graveler is coming to the Delta, and Birdeye is on the route!! 🚲

This October 6–10, the Arkansas Graveler: Delta Blues Edition will bring riders across more than 300 miles of the Arkansas Delta for five days of gravel roads, music, food, culture, and community.

And on Day One, they’ll be making their way through Birdeye.

The Graveler is designed as a traveling experience, one that gives riders the chance to slow down, meet the communities along the route, and experience a part of Arkansas that too often gets passed by instead of explored.

Registration is open now for the full five-day adventure, with ride support, on-site camping, luggage transport, and more included along the way.

We’re incredibly excited to welcome riders through Birdeye this fall for good food, great friends and lots of fun. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing more about why an event like this moving through the Delta matters far beyond the bike ride itself.

October 6–10, 2026 🍂
Arkansas Graveler: Delta Blues Edition
Registration + ride details: ArkansasGraveler.com

08/22/2026

Set against the sweeping backdrop of the Arkansas Delta, Pedal the Ridge is an annual gravel bike ride in Paragould that invites riders of all abilities to experience some of the region's most inspiring landscapes.

The upcoming event on Saturday, October 3, offers a variety of pleasant routes featuring everything from expansive, big-sky farmland views to the unique, shaded rolling hills of Crowley’s Ridge.

Beyond the exceptional riding, participants will experience the warmth of a welcoming, tight-knit local community rallying together for a great cause. (If you know Kim and Greg, you know what we mean when we say this!)

Proceeds from the day benefit the Paragould Chamber Foundation and the Greene County Future Fund’s Bikes for Kids Project, ensuring the joy of bikes is shared with the next generation. Register now: https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/AR/Paragould/PedalTheRidge

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120 South Izard Street
Little Rock, AR
72201

Telephone

+15013780200

Website

https://www.studiodriftar.org/

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