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Stucki Springs Trail The Stucki Springs Trail starts southwest of St. George in Green Valley, with an alternate trailhead in Santa Clara. From Green Valley, it climbs up the "Downhill Race Course" singletrack for three miles, drops (and we do mean DROPS) off the mesa to rolling desert, turns south at Stucki Springs, then joins the Green Valley Trail again at Clavicle Hill. The loop described here is 19 miles, strenuous aerobic, intermediate technical with a rare smattering of advanced technical. |
| The trail starts westward with a rough and rock technical climb UP the
Downhill Race Course. When the trail reaches doubletrack after 3 miles, turn uphill (left)
and ride to the viewpoint at the top. GPS N 37° 05.355' W 113° 39.947'. Backtrack down the doubletrack, pass the singletrack, then turn left (a few feet later) in the saddle on the ridge GPS N 37° 05.618' W 113° 39.573'. Follow the doubletrack down to the valley. It's very steep. Hang your butt off the back, and work your brakes intelligently. The trail rock'n rolls as an ATV doubletrack through hard-packed desert dirt. At Stucki Springs (really just a stock watering trough GPS N 37° 05.971' W 113° 40.570'), turn left up the small ridge just before the fence. The route will be gradually uphill for a couple of miles, then the trail forks. Keep left -- don't go to the other side of the big wash (Cottonwood Wash) at GPS N 37° 05.244' W 113° 42.112'. From here, you'll head southeast along the edge of the wash. The trail turns east and generally downhill. At the next fork in the trail, right takes you along the ridge (preferred route), left down the bottom of the wash. The trails join about a mile later just before Clavicle Hill. Avoid any side trails heading south -- these don't go where you're headed. The trail turns north a bit to hook up with the Green Valley trail at Clavicle Hill. Below the hill, find a trail heading east at the base of the bluff. This is the best part of the ride. Rock 'n Roll! When you reach Bloomington, follow the streets to your left, over the hill back into Green Valley. |
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Getting there: Take the Bluff Street I-15 exit in St.
George and turn west. Immediately turn south (left) on Hilton Drive. Go past the golf
course and turn right when you reach Dixie Drive. Turn left at the sign for Green Valley
Spa. Drive past the spa and park at the end of the road. From the top of the mesa, ride
down across the wash. Keep left until you're through the fence, then turn right as the
Green Valley trail turns left up the hill. Find the singletrack on the left about 100
yards up, just before the doubletrack drops into a rock wash. Alternate trailhead: Find the dirt road directly across from the Jacob Hamblin Home at the west end of Santa Clara. Head south. [Go to
UtahMountainBiking.com's Trails Options Page] |