A new trail has been created in the Murray River area and was showcased in a recent Cycle PEI Event.

Cycle PEI has crowned the Downeaster Mountain Bike Race held at Beck’s Trail just outside of Murray River as Event of the Year.

Mr Jenkins and his uncle Garth Jenkins invested $32,000 of their own money to make the trail happen, with government contributing another $6,800. Unlike the Confederation Trail, which is smoother, Beck’s Trail is a rougher, single lane trail. Paul Jenkins said the trail still needs some work and the more people who use it the better it will become.

One of the best experiences he has had since the trail opened was simply one day seeing some people he didn’t know, enjoying it.

"That was a great moment," he said.
The 10km trail took about a year of hard work to create, and he hopes to add some more kilometres to it next year.