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Bearclaw Poppy Trail

 4.3 (34)
  1. Areas
  2. UT
  3. …Southwestern Utah
  4. …Santa Clara
  5. Green Valley Race Course
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4.2 Miles 6.8 Kilometers


Singletrack

133' 40 m

Ascent

-460' -140 m

Descent

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

9%

Max Grade (5°)

2,989' 911 m

High

2,576' 785 m

Low

Conditions

All Clear 27 days ago
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“A very good descent that connects to many other trails.”

— Kevin Christopherson
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Description

To get here, drive up W Canyon View Dr. on the west side of St. George until it ends and becomes BLM land. You'll drop down from the mesa into the desert where you'll see trails going off in every direction.

As you look west from this point, there is a large gap in the land that rises before you. Stay to the right side of this gap and follow the gravel road up toward a water tank and parking lot. Climb to the parking lot (high clearance vehicles can drive to the lot), continue on to the fence at the top of the climb.

At the fence, lift your bike over the bike gate, and get ready for fun. There are signed easy and difficult routes to get you down the Acid Drops. Make your choice and have fun. Once you are at the bottom of the Acid Drops turn left and let it rip. Downhill traffic has the right-of-way on this trail. There is some two-way traffic so be alert.

Contacts

Local Club: Dixie Mountain Bike Trails Association

Nov 6, 2018: Washington County Updates

Sep 20, 2017: DOWNHILL FLOW TRAIL COMING TO SAINT GEORGE AREA.

Dec 29, 2016: Trail Ethics: Keeping singletrack single

Land Manager: BLM Utah - St. George Field Office

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Nov 25, 2018
Toshia Harris
Nov 21, 2018
Bill Warner
Nov 3, 2018
Noel Peterson
Nov 2, 2018
Jesse Jorgensen
Oct 18, 2018
Sophie Chernosky
Oct 11, 2018
ken gibby
Aug 15, 2018
Ben Mongold
Out of shape
Jul 13, 2018
Don Gilman
took the full Bearclaw Poppy trail this time.

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Stewarded by Dixie Mountain Bike Trails Association
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  4.3 from 34 votes

#1

in Green Valley Race Course

#125

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#1

in Green Valley Race Course

#23

in Utah

#125

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This is such a beautiful and challenging trail! Domelike rock and gorgeous views of St George in the background.
This is such a beautiful and challenging trail!…
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Very bike friendly bike repair stand in the parking lot.
Very bike friendly bike repair stand in the par…
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Acid dropping!
Acid dropping!
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Going down the acid drops.
Going down the acid drops.
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Dropping on the acid drops.
Dropping on the acid drops.
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From the top, it's intimidating, but once you get your lines figured out it's fun.
From the top, it's intimidating, but once you g…
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Jeremiah Thomas
Boise, ID
Jeremiah Thomas   Boise, ID
Fun trail but far from pristine singletrack that I crave. Apr 22, 2015
Markk Knowles
Las Vegas, NV
Markk Knowles   Las Vegas, NV
Less of a trail....more of a playground! Very fun place to play MTB!! Jul 8, 2016
Jared Casper
St. George, UT
Jared Casper   St. George, UT
The description makes it sound like the acid drops come right after lifting your bike over the gate near the Green Valley Gap and doesn't even mention the mile long wash you ride in. Right after the gate the trail does drop steeply down into the valley, but these aren't the acid drops, this is usually called the "3 fingers of death" or "3 fingers of pop". After that initial drop into the valley, you ride in a wash for about a mile before exiting the wash to the left and riding another few hundred yards to the top of the acid drops. Also, while you should still be alert, the long "BMX" section after the acid drops is designated one-way. The well-signed uphill track is the Bloomington trail which is just south of and parallel to Bearclaw Poppy. Oct 2, 2018

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