![]() Up Silver Star Road to the SilverStar Mountain Resort village. Getting to the Beowulf trailhead is easy. In order to keep things consistent and accessible toĮveryone, I’ll be using the Trailforks numbers throughout the rest of this ForĮxample, my Garmin cycling computer recorded a distance of approximately 39km Vertical gain can vary depending on the device and recording method used. See the trailforks map of Beowulf – The Loop belowĪccording to Trailforks, the Beowulf Loop is approximatelyģ6km long with 1200m of climbing and descending. I’ll refer to the entire ride as the Beowulf Loop from now on, even though the first and last sections are ridden along the same stretch of trail. The entire Beowulf ride, as described in this article, is made up of several different trails, and it begins and ends at the SilverStar Mountain Resort village. Beowulf – the trail at a glanceīeowulf, the trail, was built by SilverStar Mountain Resort and opened in 2017. As you’ll discover later in this review, the trail presents the rider with three main challenges that he or she must overcome, just as Beowulf was presented with three challenges of his own. While SilverStar may have named the trail Beowulf as a nod to the building of the trail, it can also be applied to the character of the trail as a ride. For more information, and to find out about the criteria that IMBA uses to determine if a trail is worthy to be on their epics list, visit the IMBA epics web page. In this review of the Beowulf trail, I won’t dwell on the specifics of what makes an IMBA epic trail. They must be mostly singletrack, long, challenging, and remote, among other things. ![]() The title of IMBA epic trail is reserved for those trails that are truly epic in nature. Undertaking of building it from beginning to end.” The name Beowulf,ĭeacon goes on to note, “…is a true fit for the trail, capturing the Sponsorship Manager, Michelle Deacon, the resort intentionally set out to buildĪ trail that would make it onto the list of IMBA epic trails. Why name this trail Beowulf?Īccording to SilverStar Mountain Resort’s Communications and Kingdom now that their hero is no longer there for protection. The poem ends with uncertainty for the people of Beowulf’s Victorious, but this time he is fatally wounded in the process and dies shortlyĪfter the battle. Menacing dragon who has become incensed by the theft of treasure from his lairĪnd attacks Beowulf’s kingdom. This challenge comes in the form of a third After the second dragon’s death,īeowulf returns home and rules his homeland as a king for 50 years untilĪnother challenge presents itself. Grendel’s mother and again save many lives. Unflinchingly, Beowulf also manages to kill Handily slays Grendel but is soon set upon by Grendel’s mother who is seeking Travels to another land to save its citizens from a dragon named Grendel. Himself with slaying three menacing dragons. It is the story of a mighty hero named Beowulf who tasks Scholars aren’t sure of the exact date, but there seems to be consensus that it was written some time between the 7 th and 10 th centuries. On and prepare yourself to slay this trail, just as Beowulf the hero slayed hisīeowulf the trail is named after the Old English poem of the same name. From big descents to bigĬlimbs, from alpine views to temperate rainforest, this trail has it all. ![]() It is a ride you need to be well prepared for, but the rewards are certainly worth the effort.īeowulf is full of challenges. An epic ride such as Beowulf deserves this kind of trail review. This in-depth review will provide you with all the information you’ll need to be a hero and conquer every challenge that awaits you on this epic ride. Have you thought about riding the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) epic trail Beowulf, but aren’t sure if it’s right for you? Or maybe you know it’s right for you and just need more information? Well, look no further.
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