Gary Vernon is the director of outdoor recreation and trail innovation for Runway Group in Bentonville and is considered one of the leading experts in developing mountain bike trail systems. His work over the past decade has been supporting the vision of Steuart and Tom Walton by overseeing design and construction of more than 600 miles of world class mountain bike trails and growing around the state of Arkansas and other locations. His work includes the OZ Trails region of northwest Arkansas, as well as the Arkansas State Parks monument trail projects. In 2019, he was the recipient of the American Trails Chairman’s Award for advancing trail design and changing the landscape for trail systems. His role has recently expanded to include other forms of outdoor recreation that include creating world class climbing, paddling and other outdoor recreation experiences.
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