Sunday, October 31, 2010

Places to ride in St. George Utah

The following is a list of Mt. Bike trails around the st. George area. Have fun and be safe!

Anasazi Bike Riding Trail. This is a trail complex within the Santa Clara River Preserve with multiple riding options, from easy to technical. Some of the highlights are petroglyphs and views of the river gorge. The main trail is a 6.6 mile out-and-back with some cliff-side riding. From Anasazi Valley TH, it is an easy family ride to a native American farm site and rock art.

Barrel Roll Bike Riding Trail. This ride is a 6-mile loop within the Santa Clara River Preserve. It consists of moderate total climbing but it's gentle and steady. It offers some nice views of area and would be classified as a intermediate technical ride.

Barrel Bike Riding Trail. This trail links the top of the Green Valley raceway DH course (or hillclimb) to the Bearclaw Poppy trailhead, and has multiple riding options. It has some easily-accessed (but hard to do) off-trail stunt areas including gap jumps and drops.

Bearclaw Poppy Bike Riding Trail. This is a singletrack trail that winds around the mesa from Green Valley to Bloomington. Highlights include the Famous Three Fingers of Death, acid drops with Clavicle Hill, and the Roller Coaster. This trail is a light climb and would be classified as easier technical with some short "walkable" sections of advanced technical.

Black Brush Bike Riding Trail. This trail is signed for horses and foot traffic, but often ridden by cyclists. It is a 4.2-mile lariat loop within the Santa Clara River Preserve. It consists of moderate total climbing with a few stiff pitches. This ride would be classified as upper-intermediate technical. It offers great views of the area and the Santa Clara River gorge.

Bloomington Micro-Loop Bike Riding Trail. This is a quick 6-mile ride in the desert west of Bloomington. Difficulty is intermediate technical with very little climbing.

Bluff Street Cliffs Bike Riding Trail. This trail is also called Owen's Trail. It is a short singletrack and slickrock ride on the north edge of St. George, climbing along the cliffs. Difficulty is intermediate technical with a mild climb.

Broken Mesa Rim Bike Riding Trail. This is an awesome technical downhill singletrack. This trail is for skilled riders and full suspension recommended. The trail consists of a moderate initial climb then a long downhill. It can be riden as a loop or point-to-point with a shuttle.

Church Rocks Bike Riding Trail. This is a loop trail west of I-15 between Washington and Quail Creek. It consists of some slickrock and some singletrack. It's difficulty is intermediate technical with a mild climb.

City Creek - Rusty Cliffs Bike Riding Trail. This is a popular ride from the red cliffs north of St. George to the northern border of the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, along the road to Veyo. Difficulty is intermediate technical with a mild climb. There is also an alternate route which has a difficulty of advanced-technical with slickrock.

Cove Wash Bike Riding Trail. This is a wash bottom ride in the Santa Clara Preserve area, shared with ATVs. The ride covers 4 miles to a viewpoint over the Cottonwood Wash breaks. This trail also connects to alternate ride options and to Stucki Spring.

Dino Cliffs Bike Riding Trail. This is an open rock and desert singletrack and can be ridden several different ways. It can be ridden as an out-and-back, a loop ride, or as a route to Church Rocks or Prospector. The eastern end is suitable for beginners. The loop is just over 4 miles with minimal climbing.

Owens Bike Riding Trail. Also called Bluff Street Cliffs Trail. It is a short singletrack and slickrock ride on the north edge of St. George, climbing along the cliffs. Difficulty is intermediate technical with a mild climb.

Paradise Canyon Bike Riding Trail. This is a short loop trail north of St. George. It features the easier Turtle Wall trail along the sandstone. It contains links to several other trails in the Red Cliffs Desert Preserve. There is a little climbing and has a difficulty level of intermediate technical.

Pioneer Park and Pioneer Rim Bike Riding Trail. This is a slickrock area on top of the cliffs north of St. George. There are two rides; a quick and easy one and a longer and more technical ride. Pioneer Rim has a little climbing and a difficulty level of upper-intermediate to advanced technical.

Prospector Bike Riding Trail. This intermediate-technical trail runs along cliffs from Leeds to Washington. It is a singletrack dirt trail with a little climbing. It connects to Church Rocks.

Quarry Bike Riding Trail. This easy, short trail extends from the St. George airport to a basalt quarry site on Black Hill, where rock was quarried for the Mormon temple foundation. There is some minimal climbing and has a difficulty level of easy technical.

Raceway at Green Valley Bike Riding Trail. This race loop starts in the valley between the Bearclaw Poppy trailhead and Green Valley, just southwest of St. George. it is a moderate climb and has a difficulty of intermediate technical.

Rim Rock, Rim Runner, Rim Rambler, Rim Reaper Bike Riding Trails.
In the Santa Clara River Preserve, this system of trails offers various riding options, including easier or more difficult rides.

Sidewinder Bike Riding Trail. This is a singletrack trail. The main trail is 5 miles with options for longer rides using Barrel Roll. Difficulty level is intermediate-plus technical, with about a mile of moderate climbing.

Snow West Canyon Bike Riding Trail. This graded roadway climbs up West Canyon from the bottom of Snow Canyon, north of Ivins. It is an easy technical ride with a light climb.

Snow Canyon Loop Bike Riding Trail.
This is a paved bike trail that loops from the northwest corner of St. George, through Ivins, and Snow Canyon. Difficulty level is easy technical, with a moderate climb.

Stucki Springs Bike Riding Trail. This singletrack trail goes through the desert south of Santa Clara, to join the Bearclaw Poppy trail at Clavicle Hill. There is a loop option using the Raceway. There is some climbing with a difficulty level of intermediate technical.

Sunshine Loop Bike Riding Trail. This is a gravel road with a singletrack that forms a loop right at the Arizona border southeast of St. George. It is classified as easier-intermediate technical with some light climbing.

Virgin River Parkway Bike Riding Trail. This is a paved bike trail from Bloomington into St. George, following the Virgin River. it is a very easy technical ride with no climbing.

Zen Bike Riding Trail. This 6-mile loop in Green Valley on the southwest corner of St. George offers quite a bit of advanced-technical challenges and moderate climbing.

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