Güdrun – Northwoods MTB Festival

The Gudrun – Northwoods MTB Festival is a premier mountain biking event and festival in Hot Springs Arkansas; an event showcasing Arkansas’s incredible progress in its mountain bike development in recent years with the state transforming into a world-class mountain bike destination. The Gudrun festival is everything great about Arkansas mountain biking, including excellently designed single track. Taking place in Hot Springs National Park and more specifically in the Northwood Trials system which is comprised of 26 miles of mountain bike trails and has been voted the best single-track in Arkansas! The festival runs from Friday, November 11, and finishes on Sunday the 13th. There is a vibrant mix of bike races, fun runs, bike expos, food, drinks, music, and fun for kids and the entire family. A wonderful attribute to this festival is the large range of categories in the mountain bike events so every level and age group is supported and welcomed.

There are two main bike events with the first being the Gudrun Enduro which is a 15-mile enduro race. Being a welcoming festival to all abilities there is also a compressed version of the enduro race of 8 miles as well. The other main mountain bike race is called the ‘Attila the Hun XC’ which is a cross country race with nearly every category imaginable to cater to every level of rider. The Junior and Category 3 race is 6 miles and the top end category 1 is 19 miles with varying lengths in the middle of those two. 2020 brought nearly 600 sign-ups combined for the Enduro, XC, and fun runs in a Covid Heavy time but 2021 brought large crowds and was an impressibly attended festival. The stunning North Wood Trails seems to be an extremely positive trend in Mountain biking with Arkansas and the Güdrun – Northwoods MTB Festival being at the heart of this. The Gudrun Mountian Bike Festival is a premier event in Arkansas and the southwest of America. Listed just below are the interactive maps for the “Attila the Hun” XC race with the respective categories 1, 2, and 3 in order.