2.3 miles

Distance

-291 ft

Descent

00:13:07

Avg time

Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Bearclaw Poppy Trail

BLM
Land Manager

Bearclaw Poppy Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Green Valley
St. George, Utah
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Voted Difficulty

Green (4 votes)
Hiking SAC Scale

T2 Mountain Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

Adaptive MTB
Direction

Downhill Only
Popular direction shown
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Roller Coaster
Global Ranking
#193 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #14836 in Trail Running
- #5209 in Hiking
Local Popularity
100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in Trail Running
- 85 in Hiking
Land Manager

Bureau of Land Management

Rollercoaster singletrack when riding down from Clavicle Hill area. From the reverse direction it is an easy to moderate climb that accesses Stucki Springs and Clavicle Hill areas from the Bloomington parking lot. Flowy desert trail on hard packed clay. Make sure to stay on the marked trail.

Adaptive Bike Info

aMTB 3 Rating: Major obstacles exist. You will not be able to ride this solo. Support rider needed.

This trail is wide open and would be rated aMTB1 except that the trailhead gate is not accessible.

Local Trail Association

Trail Association of Southern Utah (TASUtah.org)
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Bearclaw Poppy mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-291 ft
Altitude min

2,570 ft
Altitude max

2,862 ft
Altitude start

2,862 ft
Altitude end

2,569 ft
Grade

-2.4%
Grade max

-16.8%
Grade min

2.4%
Distance climb

144 ft
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

1,211 ft
Avg time

00:13:07
Avg reverse time

00:19:57
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Status:

on Jun 25, 2022

Dry

Avg: 4.3 (70 votes)

Your vote: 0

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Directions to bearclaw-poppy trailhead (37.070170, -113.654420)

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Bearclaw Poppy Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Jun 25, 2022 @ 10:41am Jun 25, 2022
	Jun 23, 2022 @ 6:25am Jun 23, 2022	Super super dusty
	Jun 2, 2022 @ 5:40am Jun 2, 2022
	Apr 20, 2022 @ 8:46am Apr 20, 2022
	Apr 6, 2022 @ 3:03pm Apr 6, 2022

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

18 rides
14 miles avg distance

6 Months

1,837 rides
15 miles avg distance

All

10,729 rides

Photos

317 |

Sep 18, 2019 @ 3:03pm

Sep 18, 2019

412 |

May 8, 2017 @ 12:14pm

May 8, 2017

450 |

Mar 3, 2017 @ 10:33pm

Mar 3, 2017

1,270 |

Apr 6, 2016 @ 6:34am

Apr 6, 2016

Routes with this trail

title	distance
Bearclaw Loop	11 miles
Bearclaw Loop	11 miles
True Grit Gravel Grinder	79 miles
True Grit Epic 2022 (50) race	43 miles

Trail Products

Adventure Maps: St. George/Hurricane
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15 Reviews & Comments

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aroe83

(Apr 23, 2022 at 21:45)

The whole area needs cleaned up. Designate one trail and close and rehab the rest. Also there are trails that almost if not run over the namesake (and threatened) bear claw poppy.

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S3thH1ll (Apr 10, 2022 at 15:10)

This was a very fun ride it is now one of my favorites. I would definitely recommend it.

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mtnrunner19

(Mar 18, 2022 at 11:37)

Another unpopular opinion here, this trail is not good. It's kind of a jump line trail, but its just a connection of lines over natural terrain... there's no flow. There's not really jumps, just some natural hips and berms, no landings. Landscape covered in children, and bewildered parents on ebikes. Best avoided, along with the rest of the Green Valley trails.

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adamwild

(Mar 9, 2022 at 14:38)

Definitely a green trail, great place for someone new to hop around, but definitely not worth the stop in my opinion

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fly-navy

(Apr 10, 2021 at 6:01)

Has to be the most braided train I have ever ridden. Fun, but i can't imagine how long the area will last before any vegetation is left.

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robertellisw

(Mar 30, 2021 at 14:50)

Wow. Shocked at the negative comments. This is a suuuuuper fun downhill with several steep drops and jumps. Fun for all levels. You will see kids at the bottom near the trailhead, but I did not see any kids bombing down this trail. Great flow. Had an absolute blast! A nice change from the chunky riding in Sedona and Hurricane.

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rsudbury (Mar 17, 2021 at 15:43)

Fun trail as an end to Stucki loop. Great for kids. Lots of fun, nothing overly technical.

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Keeganpi3Q72

(Jan 31, 2021 at 15:10)

Just because it’s downhill only does not mean it’s gonna be a fun one. Good for beginners.

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SuperX805

(Oct 29, 2020 at 5:15)

Came across the option on a short gravel bike loop. Good fun for drop bar bike. Lots of options. Well maintained and lots of markers keeping me on the easy route and away from big drops. Would be fun to actually learn the trail.

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OliberBlack

(Apr 14, 2020 at 19:03)

There are a lot of negative comments on this trail and I'm surprised, this trail is an absolute blast to go to with any level of experience. There are a ton of insane drops and many little features that have been built into the trail to make it a ton of fun to ride. There are not many times in the trail where there is not some sort of feature to have fun with. In my top 3 trails in the Southern Utah area.

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asher-beeson

(Oct 18, 2019 at 20:26)

Pretty horrible trail. People riding wherever they want ruin the trail. Big gap on one which is blind and unclearable. But the drops are fun, if you like ‘em big and loose

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Daste (Sep 18, 2019 at 15:03)

Much easier trail than anticipated. There are a few intermediate trails but most are easy. Great for riders of varying levels.

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Flanman5

(May 21, 2018 at 18:10)

This would have been great if ass hole people would preserve the trails. As it is there’s 10 different options every 20 feet or so. Half of them are jokes and ruin the flow. Thanks for ruining the trails

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GHOST48 (Nov 24, 2017 at 21:10)

Supper fun a lot of jumps really flowy down hill great for people that love drops but if you’re not a fan of them there are bypass in all I think it’s just a great trail

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nomit (Apr 30, 2016 at 22:11)

Whole areas destroyed by people riding whereever the hell they feel like. Land to the SW is even worse with trash, bottles, pallets and shotgun shells everywhere. Kinda have a shitty feeling riding here. Good free camping though, I guess.

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