Murray River, Prince Edward Island
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November 22nd, 2020 Check out Shane Ross's story on Beck Trail https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-elwood-beck-trail-murray-river-1.5797132 November 25th,2019 Andrew Van Weichen and Kurt Laird have cleared the trail of tree's. Thanks for the help...Enjoy
October 8, 2016
Part of the Beck Trail is located on provincial government land. Our previous arrangements with Cycle PEI to cover the liability no longer are available. We are in discussions with the parties to see what we can resolve, however our lawyers advise to postpone the 2016 DownEaster until this settled. My apologies for any inconvenience |
September 2016: This friend was keeping on eye on Kirk Bellamy while he was out for a ride.
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2016
Thanks to Andrew Van Weichen the trail is clear and ready to ride. Bruce MacPherson is heading down to leaf blow the first week of May
Thanks to Andrew Van Weichen the trail is clear and ready to ride. Bruce MacPherson is heading down to leaf blow the first week of May
Pre Race Registration is going to be held at The Mount Oct 21,22,23 from 9am to 6pm at the front desk.......
Lady in amongst the Lady Slippers ...June 27th 2015
Beck Trails First white Lady Slipper
March 21st 2015: Snowshoeing beck trail....looking down at the trail markers. Great snowshoeing....lots of fresh powder!
June 14,2014 Downeaster winners plaque is now up. As well the blue trail is totally cleared of all fallen tree's...
May 20,2014: A big shout out of thanks to Luke MacDonald and Andrew vanwiechen who both helped clear the trail to get it ready for riding. The blue loop is still a bit wet in the low areas. Nothing like a bit of mud when mountain biking!!
Downeaster Banner is up....All ready for tomorrows race!!!!
Excellent 2013 race....70mm's of rain during the 4 hours of the race and still everyone had smiles on their faces. Go to photo's for some pics of the event!!!! See you next year
Excellent 2013 race....70mm's of rain during the 4 hours of the race and still everyone had smiles on their faces. Go to photo's for some pics of the event!!!! See you next year
Downeaster Mountain Bike Race registration now available! NOTE All entrants 16 and under have FREE registration (free registration does not include a downeaster shirt, they will be available for purchase)
July 20th: A big bike supporter in Kings County, Don Harris, passed away this weekend. Our condolences to his family. Don will be missed.
June 15th: The lady slippers are in full bloom on the red and blue loop.
April 19th/13: The date for this years Downeaster race has been set as Sunday October 27th. We welcome all levels and ages of bikers to this years event.
Feb 24th/13 Downeaster winners sign placed on the red loop. Every year the winners names will be painted onto a plaque that will be mounted on the red loop. Thanks to Garnet Grady on constructing and painting the sign.
May 10th,2013: Walked the trail and all the dead tree's are removed. Leaf blowing next week
Feb 24th/13 Downeaster winners sign placed on the red loop. Every year the winners names will be painted onto a plaque that will be mounted on the red loop. Thanks to Garnet Grady on constructing and painting the sign.
May 10th,2013: Walked the trail and all the dead tree's are removed. Leaf blowing next week
Jan 6th 2013: Snowshoeing on the red trail.
Downeaster 2012
Registration at the 2012 DownEaster. 46 participants...the largest race to date. Thanks to the volunteers Erin Kinsman, Lindsay Dickieson, Ron Skinner and Luke MacDonald. Thanks to all the sponsors and participants.
Check out more photos on our photo page and click on the link below to watch a short video about the Beck Trail and the Downeaster 2012 Race.
Downeaster 2012 Mtn Bike Race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP9kxlig58A&list=UUUcoOy_7y4PA-kdedV-SCoQ&index=5&feature=plcp
Click HERE for official 2012 race results.
Check out more photos on our photo page and click on the link below to watch a short video about the Beck Trail and the Downeaster 2012 Race.
Downeaster 2012 Mtn Bike Race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP9kxlig58A&list=UUUcoOy_7y4PA-kdedV-SCoQ&index=5&feature=plcp
Click HERE for official 2012 race results.
2012 Downeaster Mountain Biking Race - October 20, 2012
July 18: Planning has started on Octobers Downeaster race at Beck Trail. Click on the page above for more info
July 7th, 2012: Ground sawing commenced today to get rid of the nasty ferns on the blue trail
July 7th, 2012: Ground sawing commenced today to get rid of the nasty ferns on the blue trail
Lady Slippers 2012
Tons of Lady Slippers in bloom. One very large area of over 100 on the blue trail. Section 'LL'
Trail Advice: Ride the trail in a figure eight. Start at the exit of the red trail, ride past the first blue trail entrance and go in the second blue trail entrance. The trail flows faster this way
Trail Advice: Ride the trail in a figure eight. Start at the exit of the red trail, ride past the first blue trail entrance and go in the second blue trail entrance. The trail flows faster this way
New Trail Signs
May 21st: New trail signs put up at the intersections of the red, blue and green trails. The have arrows telling you where you are on the trail. The green trail is in the process of cutting and should be ready for the fall. This will give three loops of 5km, 7.5 kms, and 10 kms.
June 6th 2012: The green trail is now cut and cleared. The ground work has yet to be done
June 6th 2012: The green trail is now cut and cleared. The ground work has yet to be done
Larry Cosgraves video of Beck Trail. Great Job on the filming http://www.facebook.com/v/10150304656540705
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May 12th: Another 50 plus roots knocked off the blue trail.
May 6th 2012: Trail elf Bruce MacPherson blew the leaves off the trail. It is dry and ready to ride.
April 29th: I asked this rider to dismount and pose for a picture on the trail. He agreed to....
April 21,2012: The Blue Loop is now cleared of all fallen tree's and pedal grabbers. In addition 50 plus annoying tree roots removed. There are 2 eight foot sections that are wet besides that the trail is dry
April 28th: Filled in one eight foot wet section. Trail is in great shape, dry and ready to ride
April 28th: Filled in one eight foot wet section. Trail is in great shape, dry and ready to ride
April 15th,2012: The red loop is now cleared and ready to ride. There are a few short snowy patches less then 20 feet long. The blue loop should be cleared by April 22nd,2012
March 17th will be Go PEI's Try Showshoeing at Beck Trail at 10:00am. Come out and give it a try
Dec 17th Improvements to the Blue Trail
Luke MacDonald hard at work. 2 hours later, voila, the finished product. All wet spots on the blue trail now have log bridges
2011 DownEaster Participants
Winners of the Downeaster 2011
4 Person: 'Tap N Dye' Ross Wheatley, Sean Cain, Ewen Clark, Adam Mackenzie
2 Person: 'Biker Chix' Denise Bustard, Lindsay Dickieson
Solo: 2nd year in a row Bruce MacPherson
Thanks to all the participants! Thanks to Luke Macdonald, Lindsay Dickieson, Ron Skinner and Barbara Pinto for organizing the event.
For all the pic's go to photos on this website.
4 Person: 'Tap N Dye' Ross Wheatley, Sean Cain, Ewen Clark, Adam Mackenzie
2 Person: 'Biker Chix' Denise Bustard, Lindsay Dickieson
Solo: 2nd year in a row Bruce MacPherson
Thanks to all the participants! Thanks to Luke Macdonald, Lindsay Dickieson, Ron Skinner and Barbara Pinto for organizing the event.
For all the pic's go to photos on this website.
Beginners bike the Beck Trail!
August, 2011:
Laura MacPherson and Jamie Gosbee bike the entire Beck Trail on their first attempt! Check out the video they made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQfCqhyct2A&feature=player_embedded
New construction on Beck Trail
July 24th,2011: all the blackberry stalks and ferns were cut today. Watch for Downeaster jersey mock up coming this week
Currently we are thinning out the old apple orchard at the Old House. The goal is to bring more light to the apple trees that have survived since the last thinning over 30 years ago. Everyone is more the welcome to come pick the apples later this summer. In late summer/early fall there are plenty of blackberry canes that will be ripe for the picking.
James MacSwain was the first mountain biker seen on the beck trail in 2011.
April 29th: both loops are now totally cleared of fallen tree's. Enjoy the trail
Getting ready for spring riding and hiking!
April 2011
The snow is slowly melting and we are getting the trail ready for riding and hiking. Signs are going up to make the separation of the 2 trails nice and clear for riders and hikers. A big thank you to Ollie Murley for putting the time in to the signs - he designed, carved, and painted them all.
There is still quite a bit of snow on some parts of the trail, but it is easy to walk through and a great hike on a warm day!
The snow is slowly melting and we are getting the trail ready for riding and hiking. Signs are going up to make the separation of the 2 trails nice and clear for riders and hikers. A big thank you to Ollie Murley for putting the time in to the signs - he designed, carved, and painted them all.
There is still quite a bit of snow on some parts of the trail, but it is easy to walk through and a great hike on a warm day!
2011 Downeaster Mountain Bike Race Dates Announced!
The 2011 Downeaster Mountain Bike Race will take place on Saturday, October 22nd. Click our "Downeaster Race" link above for more information. We look forward to your participation after the success of our inaugural event this past October!
The 2011 Downeaster Mountain Bike Race will take place on Saturday, October 22nd. Click our "Downeaster Race" link above for more information. We look forward to your participation after the success of our inaugural event this past October!
Winter Snowshoeing
Prince Edward Island finally got some snow! The Beck Trail crew will be testing the safety of the trail and doing a test run in the coming weeks. We hope to have our first snowshoeing trip mid-January. Watch this website for our sign-up sheet! Snowshoes can be provided upon request.
If you have never been snowshoeing, check out this informative guide.
If you have never been snowshoeing, check out this informative guide.
We would like to sincerely thank Cycle P.E.I and all the participants and organizers of the Downeaster 2010 Mountain Bike Race. We were recently chosen as the Cycle P.E.I Event of the Year.
Click here to read our story in the Eastern Graphic
Jonathan Charlton recently chatted with trail owner Paul Jenkins. Click the image to check out the whole story.