The riding season is late April through November. There's some clay that will get sticky after heavy rains. There's no shade on the trail, so it will be hot on summer afternoons. The race loop trail was designed to be done counter-clockwise, completed in 2018.

The Hot Lava trail is discussed after the Race Loop on this page. The Twist trail is described on a separate page.

The trailhead is at the Glenwood Hills OHV area, reached via Highway 119 eastbound from Richfield. There's a 0.8 mile all-weather gravel road extending north from 119 to the trailhead and race staging area. (It's right outside the northwest fence corner of the motor sports park.) As of October 2021 there's no kiosk or other markers at the trailhead.

The trail was a lot of wiggles, humps, and turns. Climbs are mellow and usually short. The loop can be done in either direction. My ride video goes clockwise, which is easier to navigate if there are no flags or other markers east of the trailhead.Occasionally a doubletrack, game trail, or older social trail will fork away from the race loop in a way that could fool you. Now that the trail is mature and ridden regularly, this is unlikely. Just follow the carsonite posts.

There will be some nice views over the Richfield valley as the trail reaches its highest point on northwest side of the loop. The red and white badlands to the west are home to the Twist trail -- a very nice loop ride but with some navigation challenges.

The loop was built to ride counter-clockwise. You're allowed to ride either direction, but all the trail signs are placed to be seen by a rider going counter-clockwise.From parking, head northeast on doubletrack. Cross another doubletrack and continue all the way to the edge of the badlands. Here the singletrack begins.

At mile 1.2 of the race loop, you'll join a dirt road uphill northbound for another shakeout climb of 0.4 miles. Then you'll veer to the left onto singletrack (where you'll stay for the remainder of the loop).

The race loop has seen a lot of improvement since my first ride in 2018. Almost every turn now has a nice berm. Riding lines are fun and flow nicely.Of note in 2021 is that there's a second loop to the south called Hot Lava. It forks off the race loop to the right as the trail approaches the parking area at mile 4.6. See the description below.

Very nice trail! With the other riding in the area ( Twist and Hot Lava) it's worth a visit when you're in Richfield.

The Hot Lava loop is 3.7 miles in length. It forks away from the Race Loop, then rejoins only 0.1 miles from where it left. While the loop can be done in either direction, my description will assume you're riding it counterclockwise after completing most of the main Race Loop.

The western end of the loop is at mile 4.6 of the counterclockwise race loop. The trail fork is unmarked as of October 1, 2021. Veer to the right to begin Hot Lava.(If your target is a quick ride clockwise, just ride the race loop backwards for 0.3 miles, then veer to the left when you hit the eastern end of Hot Lava.)

The Hot Lava trail is nicely built, with generous banked turns that ride well in either direction. The tracks indicate that most riders are taking it counterclockwise (west to east) as an add-on to the Race Loop.

The trail climbs up to the top of several hills. So although the area looks flat on a topo map, you'll do around 400 vertical feet of climbing over the course of the loop, 100 feet at a time. At each hill there will be nice views in all directions.

The name "Hot Lava" is appropriate. The trail is often surrounded by boulders of lava. And it's built to ride hot -- fast both uphill and down.There are a few bumps and ledge drops to hit when riding in the counterclockwise direction.

At the end of the loop, Hot Lava rejoins the Race Loop just 1/10th mile from where it forked away. Keep right to begin the descent down to the parking area.

On Main Street in Richfield, turn east on 300 North. This is Utah Highway 118, old US Highway 89. After 0.9 miles, Highway 118 turns north. Keep straight to the single lane that becomes Highway 119. Continue straight east and in about 4 miles the road will veer a bit right and climb up the hill. At mile 6.4, begin watching for a gravel road on your left. It will be just before the Glenwood Hills OHV sign. Turn left and drive 0.8 miles. Turn right toward the fenced area and park outside the gate. To begin the Race Loop, look for the carsonite post with the arrow pointing northeast. Take the doubletrack it points toward (not the dirt road along the fence of the motor sports area).Water: none Bathrooms: none