Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Washington, Utah

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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

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

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

Cottonwood Road

What begins as a paved road soon turns into an easy, maintained dirt road, wide enough for vehicles to pass. There are several (hike, bike, horse) trailheads along this route. Beautiful desert scenery in every…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp

Warner Valley Dinosaur Tracks

This is a short and easy trail to the Warner Valley Dinosaur Tracks on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The trail is easy to get to from the Hurricane and St. George…
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Total Miles
8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Black Mountain Petroglyph Site

This is a fun drive to the Black Mountain petroglyphs on land administered by Bureau of Land Management. The road is easy and well traveled and shoots off from Warner Valley Road. This route is…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

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

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

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

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

Fort Pierce via Fort Pierce Wash

This is a fun roller coaster ride through some beautiful country. The trail follows the Fort Pierce Wash which starts in Arizona and terminates when it flows into the Virgin River near the St. George…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

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

Sunshine Trail

The Sunshine Trail is a fun trail with fantastic views and places to stop and explore. The "Glitter Mine" is a site used to excavate special stones that were ground and put in the paint…
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Total Miles
23.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

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

Seegmiller to Black Mountains

This 7-mile trail in the Northern Arizona Desert goes between Seegmiller Mountain and Black Mountain. It connects the Mount Trumbull School House Road on the south to the Sunshine Trail on the north. Black Mountain…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
2 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

Black Mountain Petroglyph via St. George

This trail provides access to a wonderful assortment of petroglyphs at a site close to the St. George metropolitan area. The site is accessible by almost any type of vehicle. Getting to the site is…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

Mount Trumbull School House Road (CoHwy5)

This is the main road to many adventures south of St. George. The historic one-room schoolhouse at the end of the approximately 50-mile drive is a definite plus. This section of road trailheads many adventures…
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Total Miles
47.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

Navajo Drive

This route starts as pavement but quickly turns to a dirt road. There is a staging area/parking lot at the beginning. On the Northside is a popular biking trail. Surrounding this road is an endless…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

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

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

Sand Hollow Trail #2042

Trail 2042 is just over 5.5 miles of primarily sandy and/or rocky washes. It runs north and south between the Honeymoon Trail (Extended) and the Temple Trail North. It's definitely the trail less traveled and…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Curly Hollow Wash

This narrow trail makes its way along the ridgeline and follows alongside the Virgin River. Predominantly easy dirt trail with a few loose rocky sections to navigate. The Eastside of this trail begins at a…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Gates Lane

Just Southwest of Santa Clara is a wide-open BLM playground for off-roading, mountain biking, shooting, hiking, and more. There is an endless spiderweb of trails and paths to take. At the end of this route…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Segmiller Mountain - Sunshine Trail Interconnect

For those looking for a fun adventure that gets you to Segmiller Mountain without taking County Road 5, this is it. You can visit the Glitter Mine on the Sunshine Trail and then take this…
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Total Miles
12
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

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