Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Leeds, Utah

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Silver Reef - Leeds Canyon

This is a fun outing for the family, especially in the heat of the summer, as you can climb up to the Oak Grove Campground and have a cool picnic or take some time to…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Cottonwood Creek

This easy scenic dirt road takes you around the Pine Valley Mountains and through the Cottonwood Forest Wilderness. There are a couple of hiking trailheads along this route as well as Yankee Doodle Canyon. Scattered…
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Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Toquerville Falls

Toquerville Falls is a fairly easy trail that is marked by amazing set of waterfalls on La Verkin Creek. It begins in the town of Toquerville just north of St. George. There are a few…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Antelope/Honeymoon Trail (North)

This trail is really a well maintained gravel road that provides a shortcut between the ranches to the south to Hurricane City. It does connect to Highway 59 in the north however, this route does…
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Total Miles
13.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Smith Mesa To Rattlesnake Gulch

This 3-mile trail takes you along the side of Highway 9 between Smith Mesa and Rattlesnake Gulch or the Valley Gun Club without getting on the pavement. It follows the powerline in some areas, and…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mesa Top Cut-Across

This roughly 5-mile trail takes you from Goulds Rim Trail or Honeymoon Trail across the top of the mesa to Virgin, Utah. From Virgin, you can access Smith Mesa or Rattlesnake Gulch to Toquerville Falls…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sheep Bridge Road

This easy dirt road takes you across the valley and straight through the heart of mountain bike mecca. There is an endless network of trails in this area and is nearly all public BLM land.…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Mollie's Nipple

This track takes you to the base of the famed Mollie's Nipple on the south end. Mollie's Nipple is a landmark that is visible from all over the valley, and this route takes you around…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Smith Mesa

This trail starts out as a paved road from either end but turns to dirt road for the 20 miles around the Smith Mesa plateau. The West entrance snakes its way up the Hurricane Mesa.…
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Total Miles
29
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Sand Hollow Top of the World-West Rim for Wimps

This is a fun ride to familiarize yourself with Sand Mountain. The route takes you south to the Top of the Rock with some fantastic views. From there, you will traverse the west side of…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Gould's Rim Wanderings

Gould's Rim on the east side of Hurricane is a mesa from which you can access Smith Mesa, Little Creek Mesa, Flying Monkey, and Rattlesnake Gulch to Toquerville Falls. You can go to Virgin or…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hurricane Cliffs Trail

This trail takes you along the Hurricane cliffs and offers sweeping views of the desert landscape around you. Great views of the plateaus and Little Creek Mountain. Respect any and all gates - you are…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sand Hollow Lunch Bowl-Cliffs of Insanity-Warner Valley Loop

This is a fun route that takes you from the northeast corner of Sand Mountain to the southeastern part of the area. It is relatively easy unless you want to be adventurous at the Cliffs…
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Total Miles
13
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Far East Access Road to Hurricane Wash

This 9-mile trail is an excellent way to get south of Hurricane and to the back side of Sand Hollow State Park. The scenery is beautiful, and the road is a fairly good road. It…
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Total Miles
8.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sand Mountain via Warner Valley

Upgrades to Route 7, that cuts between the state park and Sand Mountain, as well as recently installed gates and fences have changed the accesses to Sand Mountain. In Utah, OHVs are limited to roads…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Warner Valley Wash

This desert wash is a 5-mile trail south of Sand Hollow/Hurricane, UT, in the shadow of the West Rim of Sand Hollow. You get a good view of Punchbowl Dome, and the trail connects to…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Turkey Road to Lone Pine

When in St. George Utah this is a nice scenic loop that completes the Diamond Valley, Lone Pine-Cottonwood Loop train marked on the map. This ride is on maintained County, BLM and ranch dirt roads.…
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Total Miles
21.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Diamond Valley-Lone Pine-Cottonwood Loop

This is a fun, easy trail with fantastic views of the surrounding area. On the Diamond Valley side you will have views of cinder cones, a dormant volcano with crater, hundreds of square miles to…
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Total Miles
14.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Cottonwood East

The first part of this trail is relatively easy, but it does narrow on the second half as you climb up the canyon. At the end you stop right next to a large pipe that…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Dinosaur Tracks to East Rim

This 5.6-mile trail takes you from the Dinosaur Tracks south of Sand Hollow to the top of the East Rim. You go from 3100 feet to over 3600. The trail twists and turns over the…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Razzle Dazzle East Cut-Across

This 1.3-mile trail connects two portions of Razzle Dazzle on the East Rim. It's another way to get to the Flinstone House Spur or the other trails near the South Rim. The rock formations in…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

East Rim Shortcut

This half-mile shortcut connects two portions of the Sand Hollow Lunch Bowl-Cliffs of Insanity-Warner Valley Loop Trail on East Rim. It provides a slightly different view at the top of Sand Hollow. The trails are…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Lower Sand Dune Way to Top of the World

This two-mile track takes you from where Lower Sand Dune Way and Landslide connect to the Top of the World in Sand Hollow State Park. You go by the Flinstone House, by Competition Hill, and…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Gooseberry Mesa

Gooseberry Mesa and the surrounding area are a mecca for all things dirt biking and hiking. There is an endless network of trails in this region. Off this particular road, you'll find the Gooseberry Mesa…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Flinstone House Spur

This short trail connects Lower Sand Dune Way to the Razzle Dazzle and East Rim Trails. It goes right by the formation in Sand Hollow called the Flinstone House. Another name for this trail is…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Gooseberry Mesa Spur

Gooseberry Mesa and the surrounding area are a mecca for all things dirt biking and hiking. There is an endless network of trails in this region. Off this particular road you'll find the White Trailhead.…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Yucca Way

If you're looking for another route, or perhaps the road less traveled, on top of Gould's Rim, this track is just over 2.5 miles, and it loops around on the west side of the Honeymoon…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

East Rim Spur

This 1.7-mile trail connects the East Rim Trail to Razzle Dazzle in Sand Hollow. It's a bit of sand, a bit of dirt, a bit of slick rock, and a super fun trail. The views…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Little Creek Mesa

Little Creek Mesa is a hidden gem for anyone looking for fantastic views, widely varying terrain, history or something for the entire family. There are large areas of flat, slick rock that people use for…
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Total Miles
26.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Cedar Bench Trail

This dirt trail starts off as a well-defined route but slowly turns into a meager two-track that ultimately fades away at a dead-end. Water erosion has rutted some spots. There are several sections with large,…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa