Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Washington, Utah

This is an easy trail right out of the city. 4WD is not required, but it may be useful to climb some sand hills. This trail leads to mountain biking and hiking areas in the…
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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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Upgrades to Route 7, which 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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If ever a trail should be "one way," it's this one! To enjoy it the most, have someone in your group go down and ensure no one is coming up, and then you can fly…
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Lower Dunes Road is a connector trail between Water Tank Road and West Frontage Road along the Lower Dunes Road. You can access John's Trail, Sliplock Gultch, and Dixie Springs Cutoff. The surface is primarily…
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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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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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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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Almost in the center of Sand Hollow State Park, the West Fenceline runs east and west, and if you like whoops, this is the trail for you! The views to the north of Sand Hollow…
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The Valley Turn Track is located midway between Warner Valley Road and the Sand Mountain ridge. The track features multiple rutted turns and can be run clockwise or counterclockwise. The ground surface is hard-packed dirt…
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This is a single-track trail that leads away from the major rocky sections of the Ridgeline trails. It is very easy and mostly flat terrain. There is a good bailout spot if you're tired or…
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East Rim Trail is a scenic route that travels from the base of the Hurricane Cliffs in Warner Valley, crossing over Sand Mountain via the East Rim to the West Rim and ending at the…
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Just a little over a mile south of Leeds Creek-Cottonwood Trail, on Trail #30904, we found an area of slick and smooth rock to crawl around on with our SXSs. The scenery is amazing, but…
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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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This trail takes you further north into the mountains, closer to Trail Peak. From the end of our track is a hiking trail to continue exploring this area of the Dixie National Forest. It rises…
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This spur runs to the south off of Leeds Cr-Cottonwood Trail, and the Forest Service trail number is #34056 for the first part of this track. We rode beyond the Forest Service trail on a…
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This trail takes you to 4500 feet above sea level in the Dixie National Forest. The views include the Harmony Mountains to the north and some of the many canyons in the Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness…
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Another "least traveled" route that goes south into the Dixie National Forest from the Leeds Creek-Cottonwood Trail. We rode this trail in early February, and it had just a bit of mud. This is a…
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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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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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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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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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It's another trail in the Dutchman Draw OHV area that is wide enough for full-size SXSs. It's a loop, but we only rode the west side. A fun area with lots of trails. Be sure…
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This is an easy wash trail through the northern Arizona desert for 1 mile for ATVs and dirt bikes. It's unmarked on the north entrance, and veers off of Little Black Mountain Road 1124 into…
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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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Leeds Creek-Cottonwood Trail runs generally east and west in the Dixie National Forest in the shadow of Trail, Signal, and Burger Peaks. The Vista Loop spur off of this trail is Forest Service Trail #34058…
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South of Sand Hollow State Park, in the desert under the South Rim, there is a myriad of trails for OHV enthusiasts. This trail connects the Dutchman Draw OHV Area just off of the Sunshine…
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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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This is a fast and straight single track that is an east-west connector between two of the main dirt roads running north to south through the Dutchman Draw OHV area. It connects the Little Black…
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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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