HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Hot Springs’ Northwoods Trail System will be the site on April 12 and 13 for both the Wildcat Marathon mountain bike endurance race and the Northwoods Enduro presented by the Southern Enduro Tour. The Wildcat Marathon will be held Saturday, April 12, and the Enduro will follow on Sunday,…
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The Fourth Northwoods Trail Run, scheduled for May 10, has been added to the Arkansas UltraRunning [cq] Association Ultra Trail Series Lite race calendar this year. And, yes, the race still has gone to the dogs. Scheduled as the 14th and last race in the AURA UTS Lite 2024-25…
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Arkansan Walker Jones won the Ouachita Triple Crown endurance race held November 8 – 10 as part of the sixth Gudrun Mountain Bike Festival in Hot Springs. Jones finished the 178-mile endurance race despite challenging weather conditions that the competitors faced during the weekend of mountain biking events centered…
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The Ouachita Triple Crown 180-mile endurance mountain bike race has been added to November’s Sixth Gudrun – Northwoods Mountain Bike Festival in Hot Springs. Gudrun is a three-day mountain bike festival November 8 – 10 that features competition and activities including the Atila the Hun XC race, the Slow…
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Registration opens today [Sunday, February 11] for the May 11 Third Annual Northwoods Mullet Trail Run, and this year the race has really gone to the dogs. “That’s right,” said Visit Hot Springs Trails Coordinator Traci Berry, “this year, the March Northwoods Mullet Trail Run will have special divisions…
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Hot Springs’ nationally acclaimed Northwoods Trail System will be the host March 16 – 17 for three major events on the Southern Enduro Mountain Bike Tour. The Wildcat Mountain Bike Marathon — 25- and 50-mile races — will send riders onto the Northwoods and Cedar Glades trails for a…
SAVE THE DATE! The 6th Annual Güdrun – Northwoods MTB Festival will be held November 8 – 10, 2024 in Hot Springs, Arkansas! If you had a blast shredding the trails at this years jam-packed, 3-day festival, you won’t want to miss next year! Add these dates to your calendar and we’ll see you next…
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Virginia endurance cyclist Abe Kaufman rode into downtown Hot Springs Wednesday evening to win the 1,000-mile-plus Arkansas High Country Race in record time. Kaufman completed the challenging race, which took racers through some of Arkansas’s toughest mountain terrain, in 4 days,10 hours, 8 minutes. The previous record time, set…
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — How many chances do you get to ride your bicycle through the lobby of one of the South’s grand old hotels? In the case of the Güdrun – Northwoods Trails Mountain Bike Festival’s Slow Roll event, November 10 will be the fifth chance. “We are super excited to be…
The Northwoods was featured in Singletracks.com – Mountain Bike Trails & Reviews “6 Unique Arkansas MTB Experiences You Won’t Find Anywhere Else!” “The town has been a tourist destination since the 1800s thanks to its natural hot springs that deliver purported health benefits to bathers and imbibers alike. Today it’s surrounded by a national park,…