Fayetteville, Jasper, Haggerville loop

Ponca, Jasper, Pelsor (222 mi; 6 hours 12 mins)

Google Maps was pretty close on this one. My actual mileage turned out to be 223 miles, and I was right at 6 hours, even with one gas stop and a 30 minute lunch at Ozone's Burger Barn, "Home of the Three Napkin Burger".

Rides like this one make it easy to see why Harley's Tourbook has so many scenic roads marked in NorthWest Arkansas. It takes you through part of the Buffalo River National Park and in and out of parts of the Ozark National Forest. The ride from Ponca to Jasper on Highway 74 starts off and ends with some really sharp twisties, and Highway 7 is known for it's scenic overlooks and The Hub, but some of the other highways in the area seem to be overlooked (no pun intended). Highway 123 between Pelsor (Sand Gap) and Haggerville is one. It has more 15-25 MPH curves than the more biker popular stretches of Highway 74 and 7. It just doesn't have the roadway along high ridges that inspire the Goofy scream should one run off the road (even though there is one place where going around a 25MPH curve, you can look to down and see another upcoming 25MPH curve further down the hill).

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