4th Annual Ride Against Trafficking

This year our annual event will include BIKERS, CYCLISTS, and a FAMILY FUN RIDE who want to ride to end human trafficking!

MORE DETAILS BELOW FOR EACH KIND OF PARTICIPANT

INFORMATION FOR BIKERS

-Registration opens @ 8:30 am

-Kickstands up @ 9:30 am

-2-hour route/88.3 miles- Start at Pavilion @ Central Baptist Church. Exit onto Harrisburg heading towards Stadium Blvd. Cross over Stadium and continue on Harrisburg Rd/Hwy 163 (old Hwy 1). Travel down this Highway until you come to your First Stop on this route at Lake Poinsett State Park. Go past the Visitor Center and we will be in the parking lot on the right. Look for signs & flags. This will be 22 miles. Bathrooms available at this stop.

Continue on Hwy 163 to Hwy 64 in Wynne. Turn right on Hwy 64 and travel into the town of Wynne to your Second Stop on this Route- Cross Bank (2098 Cross County Bank Blvd, Wynne, AR 72396) This will be 25 miles. Bathrooms may be available at this stop.

Leaving Cross Bank, take Hwy 64 to Hwy 1 N to travel to your Third Stop on this route- Jordan's Kwik Stop (109 N Illinois Ave, Harrisburg, AR 72432). This will be 24 miles. Bathrooms available at this stop.

Leaving Jordan's Kwik Stop, travel North on Hwy 1 back to Central Baptist Church. This will be 17.3 miles.

Here is the link to the route: https://maps.app.goo.gl/sBG3EQuv7tg7qCgS8

$20 to ride

$10 for passenger

BBQ lunch included starting at 11:30 am

Bikers will follow the route through NEA, where they will learn facts about human trafficking and participate in a dice run. Participants will roll dice at check-in, at three locations along their route, and the end of their route. Each roll is tallied and recorded at each stop on an index card that you will keep with you. Your total will be tallied at the end of the last stop. The winners with the highest number receive $100, and the lowest number receive $50.

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INFORMATION FOR CYCLISTS

-Registration opens at 6:30 am @ the pavilion behind Central Baptist Church in Jonesboro.

-2 route options: 25-mile and 50-mile

Short Route- 25-miles

Start at Pavilion @ Central Baptist Church. Exit onto Harrisburg heading towards Stadium Blvd. Cross over Stadium and continue on Harrisburg Rd/Hwy 163 (old Hwy 1) to the roundabout. Take the 3rd exit on the roundabout to get on E. Lawson Road/Hwy 158. Ride on E. Lawson Road/Hwy 158. until your First Stop on this route- Ozark Mountain Poultry (4337 AR-158 Bay. AR, 72411). This will be around 8.9 miles. Water will be available at this stop but no bathrooms.

Continue on Hwy 158 to the intersection of Hwy 158 & Hwy 463. Turn left to get on Hwy 463. Turn right on Cottage Home Road (formerly Nestle Rd) and ride 4.6 miles to 2nd Stop on this route- Camfil (3200 Nestle Rd. Jonesboro). This will be 4.6 miles. Water will be available at this stop but no bathrooms.

Continue on Cottage Home Rd/Nestle Rd to the 4-way stop at C W Post & Cottage Home Rd. Turn left and ride on C W Post Rd until Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rd. Turn right onto Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rd and ride over the railroad tracks. Turn left onto Kreuger Dr. Take Kreuger Drive to Industrial Drive. Turn left onto Industrial Drive. Travel over the railroad tracks and take Industrial Drive to the Access Rd. Turn right onto the Access Road & take the Access Road to Willow Road. Turn right onto Willow Road and follow Willow Road over Interstate 555. Travel down Willow Road to Third Stop on this route- Cheers Unlimited (3406 Willow Road.) This will be around 5.5 miles. Water and bathrooms will be available at this stop.

Continue down to Willow Road to Ingels Road. Turn right onto Ingles Road and then it will turn into Richardson Drive. Take Richardson Drive all the way down to where it turns into Frog Pond Road. Frog Pond Road will merge onto Harrisburg Road and you will take Harrisburg Road over Stadium back to Central Baptist Church. This will be around 6 miles.

Here is the link to the route: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JQCh4dTmnt9U89Xn9

Long Route- 50-miles: Start at Pavilion @ Central Baptist Church. Exit onto Harrisburg heading towards Stadium Blvd. Cross over Stadium and continue on Harrisburg Rd/Hwy 163 (old Hwy 1) to the roundabout. Take the 3rd exit on the roundabout to get on E. Lawson Road/Hwy 158. Ride on E. Lawson Road/Hwy 158. until your First Stop on this route- Ozark Mountain Poultry (4337 AR-158 Bay. AR, 72411). This will be around 8.9 miles. Water will be available at this stop, but no bathrooms.

Continue on Hwy 158 to the intersection of Hwy 158 & Hwy 463. Turn right to get on Hwy 158/Hwy 463 and then turn left at Main Street/Hwy 56 to go over the railroad tracks towards Bay High School. You will take this road in Bay (Old Hwy 63/Craighead 623 Rd/Ozark Avenue North) for around 6 miles into Trumann. Turn right at Nance Lane and go under the railroad tracks. From Nance Lane, turn right onto Industrial Drive/Hwy 214 E/Hwy 212. Cross over Hwy 463 and continue on Hwy 212 until you get to Unico Bank or the Exxon Gas Station. One of these will be your second stop on this route. This will be around 10 miles. Water and bathrooms will be available at this stop.

After leaving your second stop, you will turn right onto Hwy 69 and travel down it until it ends at Hwy 163. Around 6.5 miles. Turn right onto Hwy 163 and travel 9.3 miles to the roundabout. Take the first exit to get onto E. Lawson Rd./Hwy 158 to travel back to your Third Stop on this route- Ozark Mountain Poultry (4337 AR-158 Bay. AR, 72411). From 2nd stop to 3rd stop is 16 miles. Water will be available at this stop, but no bathrooms.

Leaving Ozark Mountain Poultry, continue on Hwy 158 to the intersection of Hwy 158 & Hwy 463. Turn left to get on Hwy 463. Turn right on Cottage Home Road (formerly Nestle Rd) and ride to C W Post Road. Turn left and ride on C W Post Rd until Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rd. Turn right onto Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rd and ride over the railroad tracks. Turn left onto Kreuger Dr. Take Kreuger Drive to Industrial Drive. Turn left onto Industrial Drive. Travel over the railroad tracks and take Industrial Drive to the Access Rd. Turn right onto the Access Road & take the Access Road to Willow Road. Turn right onto Willow Road and follow Willow Road over Interstate 555. Travel down Willow Road to Ingels Road. Turn right onto Ingles Road and then it will turn into Richardson Drive. Take Richardson Drive all the way down to where it turns into Frog Pond Road. Frog Pond Road will merge onto Harrisburg Road and you will take Harrisburg Road over Stadium back to Central Baptist Church. From 3rd stop back to Central Baptist will be 16 miles.

Here is the link to the route: https://maps.app.goo.gl/EVTm2bXjbMYhJ2AZ9

Kickstands up: 7:30am

Helmets are mandatory.

$20 to ride

BBQ lunch included starting at 11:30 am

Cyclists will follow either the long or short routes through NEA, where they will learn facts about human trafficking and participate in a dice run. Participants will roll dice at check-in, at three locations along their route, and at the end of their route. Each roll is tallied and recorded at each stop on an index card that you will keep with you. Your total will be tallied at the end of the last stop. The winners with the highest number receive $100, and the lowest number receive $50.

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INFORMATION FOR THE FAMILY FUN RIDE

- Registration opens @ 9:30 am

- Children and families can ride at their own pace and can ride however long they want.

- $10 for adults and children are free, but we will accept a donation.

- BBQ lunch included starting at 11:30 am

If you have any questions, call Megan at 870-761-1098