A series of four “casually competitive events” has been added to the 2021 schedule of events for mountain bikers and runners at Hot Springs’ acclaimed Northwoods Trail System. “The Summer Fun Series events will include a time trial race, a looped XC race, a duathlon and a six-hour mountain bike race,” Visit Hot Springs Trails…
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — A mural at the Northwoods Trail System that is one of 12 being created statewide under the ARKanvas Initiative of OZ Art™ will be formally unveiled at noon, Friday, November 13. ARkanvas is a partnership of OZ Art™, The Unexpected and JustKids. The mural’s unveiling will be incorporated into…
(Photo Caption: Crystal Myers of Hot Springs (center) takes first place in the Rookie Category in Fort Smith race this Summer.) HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Categories for participation by rookie riders and riders using electric bicycles — e-bikes — have been added to the lineup for the Second Annual Güdrun Mountain Bike Festival…
Registration is now open for the Second Annual Güdrun Mountain Bike Festival, a three-day celebration November 13 – 15 of Hot Springs’ internationally acclaimed Northwoods system of bike trails. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, preregistration is required. Registration will be online-only until November 12. To register now, visit the brand new Northwoods website: http://www.northwoodstrails.org Click…
The National Park Service, together with the City of Hot Springs and Visit Hot Springs, announce the opening of the new Pullman Trail. This 0.65-mile trail connects hikers and mountain bikers from downtown Hot Springs to the Northwoods Trails through a section of Hot Springs National Park. Parking is available at the trailhead, located at the end of Pullman Avenue.
Work begins Monday (February 10) on a new trail that will connect the Park Avenue Community in the northern part of Hot Springs to the phenomenally popular Northwoods Trail System. The project is a $104,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation at the recommendation of Steuart Walton and Tom Walton.
The National Park Service has published a regulation allowing the park superintendent to permit bicycles on a 0.65-mile trail connection within the park. This new trail will connect hikers and bicyclists with an extensive network of recreational trails in the City of Hot Springs’ neighboring park.
An impressive new bike park that includes a skills section and a jump section will open at the Cedar Glades Trailhead of the Northwoods Trail System on Saturday, November 16, as part of the Güdrun three-day mountain bike festival in Hot Springs.