Kayenta Pickleball Trails
The Pickleball Trail (PBT) is a web of loops constructed on school trust land south of Kayenta. There's around 5 miles of trail, but you'll run up around 8 miles if you're trying to hit everything. The elevation is 3000 feet, with year-round riding (if trails are dry or firmly frozen).

The land was purchased from SITLA by the developer in 2020 and the trail system is now reserved for use by residents and their guests.

There are two entries to the trail system. One is at the pickleball court in Kayenta. This is on Kwavasa Drive just 100 yards off the Kayenta Parkway. From the far end of the parking area, there's a cindered path leading south. 100 feet later a gate lets you enter the trail system. There's no bathroom at this trailhead.

The second access is on Old US 91 just past Ivins (0.7 miles before the main entrance to Kayenta -- the Kayenta Parkway). Old 91 will drop into a shallow dip and you'll see a sign on your left for the gravel road leading 0.2 miles to the Anasazi trailhead. The entry to the trails is on the right (north) side of Old US 91, right across from the Anasazi entrance. There's room for a couple of vehicles to park here on the side of the road.
There's a bathroom at the Anasazi trailhead. Note that crossing the highway can be a problem for kids, as there's heavy traffic on most weekends.

The north (pickleball court) entry gives quick access to more intermediate trails, and may be less confusing. The south (US 91) entry has very easy trails but they're short. There's a single connector trail across the wash that links the two sides of the system. You may spend some time trying to find it if you don't use a map.
If you're riding with kids, use the north entry for trails west of Kayenta Wash; the south entry for trails east of the wash.

Immediately at the southern gate, there's a trail fork. If you go straight, it will take you to a nice lariat loop with a few meander options. The connector to the west-side trails is just up this trail -- go 0.15 miles then fork to the left and drop through the wash.
At the gate, the right fork crosses the dirt road, then follows the bottom edge of the bluff northbound. It will join the lariat loop.

There are a total of seven interconnected, color-coded loops in the Pickleball Trail system. Loops are identified by colored flags.
If you enter from the pickleball court trailhead, there's a nice easy loop immediately past the gate. Fork right uphill and follow it around until it returns you back to the same spot.

There are two elongated intermediate-level loops on the western side (west of Kayenta Wash). There's a northern loop and a southern loop. The loop routes may be hard to visualize because of multiple connectors. See the map.

There are multiple possible loop combinations. It helps to track where you've been. There are so many trail forks that it's easy to get confused. But don't sweat it. The area is small and it's all good. Eventually, you'll figure out how to get to all of it.

Note that -- at the time of my ride in late 2019 -- there was ONE single trail sign at the north end just after you enter the riding area. I understand that colored flags have been placed to mark specific loops, and that a color-coded map is now available. If you don't have a map, don't sweat it. Just venture forth and explore.

Bottom Line!
Nice trails. Not epic or exotic, but decent riding without much effort. You can easily put in a non-strenuous 11 miles exploring the system. Mostly, it will be the Kayenta and Ivins locals hitting these trails. But if you're in St George and looking for something new, this little trail system is worthwhile. The narrow singletrack flows really well. Note that, as of 2020, these trails are reserved for residents and their guests.

Getting there:
Drive through St.George to Sunset Blvd, which will become Santa Clara Blvd as it enters Santa Clara. Climb the hill as the road becomes Old US 91 heading westbound past Ivins. As the road drops into a small shallow valley, note the Anasazi parking entrance on your left. (There's a large parking area with a bathroom at that trailhead, 0.2 miles from the highway.) The entry gate to the trail system is on the north side of the highway, directly across from the gravel entry road. True beginners and children may enter here to use the easier trails that lie just east of the wash -- straight ahead as you go through the gate.
To reach the pickleball parking entrance, continue northwest on Old US 91 around 0.7 mile. Turn right onto Kayenta Parkway. After another 0.7 mile, turn right on Kwavasa Drive and go 100 yards. Then right into the gravel parking lot at the pickleball courts. From this entry, there's a very easy loop that forks to the left (uphill side) just after you go through the gate.

Again, please note that this trail system is now restricted to residents of Kayenta.

Please view the higher-resolution map (link below) for a closer look at the trails.