Santa Clara Stucki Springs Road to Stucki Springs Loop
This is an intermediate-technical 13-mile loop ride. It's a way of riding the Stucki Springs Loop from the preserve parking lot at the Barrel Roll trailhead. Navigation can be a little tricky on the cutoff trail. If you don't have GPS, just hold to the general direction and pay attention to the miles. You should arrive without too much "exploring." |
Sample Santa Clara ride, counterclockwise
loop: 0.0 South on DT from Barrel Roll TH N37 07.255 W113 40.514 Descend into Cove Wash 0.2 Hard L in washbottom to climb out N37 07.184 W113 40.520 Rim Rock Connector 0.6 Fork L (R = to Rim Rock) N37 06.946 W113 40.252 1.0 R on Stucki Springs Road N37 06.829 W113 39.999 1.2 L across fence to Stucki ST N37 06.658 W113 40.171 1.25 Keep R (L = primitive trail) N37 06.630 W113 40.184 1.9 Keep straight (R = over fence to road) N37 06.100 W113 40.536 2.1 Veer L (R = over to springs and road) N37 05.999 W113 40.579 100 feet, then R on Stucki Springs trail N37 05.985 W113 40.561 2.6 Keep R (L = Snakepit trail) N37 05.660 W113 40.934 3.3 Alternates, straight = to plunge N37 05.387 W113 41.473 3.5 Alternates rejoin N37 05.365 W113 41.569 3.9 Cottonwood Wash viewpoint, L N37 05.229 W113 42.143 6.6 Keep R (L = to Snakepit) N37 04.620 W113 40.244 6.8 Keep R (L = to Snakepit) N37 04.470 W113 40.183 | 7.6 Keep R (L = Snakepit) N37 04.257 W113 39.611 7.8 4-way, fork L N37 04.158 W113 39.389 8.0 Below Clavicle Hill, fork L N37 04.201 W113 39.315 Snakepit Rim trail 8.1 Fork L N37 04.278 W113 39.321 8.2 Fork R on connector Stucki Cutoff (L = Snakepit Rim) N37 04.356 W113 39.425 8.4 Keep L (R = alternate) N37 04.492 W113 39.417 8.8 L on main Stucki Cutoff trail N37 04.789 W113 39.438 10.0 Fork R, steep up N37 05.524 W113 40.236 10.3 Fork R (L = alternate) N37 05.570 W113 40.111 Ride under edge of rock 10.4 Cross over (keep straight) N37 05.613 W113 40.061 10.5 L on Classic Stucki trail N37 05.734 W113 40.107 10.6, 10.7 Keep R 11.1 Straight, then R on Stucki singletrack N37 05.985 W113 40.561 (Begin retracing outgoing route) 12.0 Cross fence to Stucki road , northbound N37 06.658 W113 40.171 12.3 Fork L N37 06.829 W113 39.999 12.6 Keep R N37 06.946 W113 40.252 13.0 R and uphill N37 07.184 W113 40.520 13.2 Back at parking |
Santa Clara trailhead: In St. George, head north on Bluff Street and turn left on Sunset Blvd. Drive 3 miles west on Sunset through Santa Clara. As you're reaching the end of Santa Clara, look for a road crossing the river on your left. It's about 200 feet before the Jacob Hamblin Home (which will be on your right if you pass the turn). Turn and cross the river and follow the road as it turns right. About 0.4 miles from Hwy 191, turn left onto the dirt Stucki Springs road as it climbs steeply south. At mile 0.7, turn right at the sign "Santa Clara Preserve" or "Cove Wash Trailhead." Pass the water tank, and at mile 1.3, turn right again through the fence. This road will veer left to a log-fence parking area at mile 1.5, N37 07.253 W113 40.508. |