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Zen Trail

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 4.3 (194)
  1. Areas
  2. UT
  3. …Southwestern Utah
  4. …St. George
  5. …Santa Clara
  6. Green Valley Race Course
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“All around great desert singletrack providing amazing flow, technical sections, slickrock, and views ”

Richie Trent
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5.7

Miles

9.1

KM

95%

Singletrack

3,410' 1,039 m

High

2,722' 830 m

Low

973' 297 m

Up

974' 297 m

Down

6%

Avg Grade (4°)

21%

Max Grade (12°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Not Allowed

Features Drops/Jumps · Views

This trail is located on private property. Please stay on the trails, and respect all closures and signs. Camping is not permitted on private land.

Overview

Start the Zen Trail by climbing up a long techy slickrock section with advanced features. Keep your eye out for bonus features as you follow the white dots up to the summit as there are some hidden features off both sides of the trail that are worth checking out. Once at the summit follow the trail through a series of fast descents and climbs that eventually lead you back to the car, there are multiple "bail early" exits along the way if you get tired and prefer to pedal the road back to the car.

Description

Head 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.

Access the Zen trail counter-clockwise by staying to the left side of this gap and pedaling the fire road up, staying along the north side of the ridge. The doubletrack eventually turns into trail in about 1/4-mile. Zen starts by climbing up a long, techy slickrock section with advanced features. Keep your eye out for bonus features as you follow the white dots up to the summit, as there are some hidden features off both sides of the trail that are worth checking out.

Eventually you'll crest the mesa and get stunning views of the desert landscape. From this summit, following the Zen trail in the counter-clockwise direction, you'll enjoy a series of fast descents and short climbs that eventually lead you back to the car. There are multiple "bail early" exits along the way if you get tired and prefer to pedal the road back to the car.

There is one spot where the trail splits and you want to stay LEFT to stay on the loop. Going right is a bailout that will take you down to a fire road where you can head north back to where you started.

Contacts

Local Club: Trail Alliance of Southern Utah (TASU)

Land Manager: BLM Utah - St. George Field Office

Shared By:

Richie Trent with improvements by Daniel Schoon
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Trail Ratings

  4.3 from 194 votes

#1

in Green Valley Race Course

#106

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  4.3 from 194 votes
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4 Star
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3 Star
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2 Star
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1 Star
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Recommended Route Rankings

#1

in Green Valley Race Course

#17

in Utah

#106

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Here's a video that will help you find the right Zen state.
Feb 8, 2016 near Santa C…, UT
Catching a little bit of air a little ways down from the top of Zen
Mar 26, 2019 near Santa C…, UT
The unique landscape of the Zen trail offers multiple opportunities for great pictures
Mar 26, 2019 near Santa C…, UT
View at top of Zen
Mar 28, 2015 near Santa C…, UT
Zen Trail
May 19, 2019 near Santa C…, UT
Zen Trail fuses technical riding with great views.
Apr 13, 2017 near Santa C…, UT

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Andrew Carr
Great trail, super fun techy — 1h 30m
Dec 28, 2023
Hunter Richardson
probably want 29" wheels for this one, I hit my crank twice on 27.5 :( — 2h 00m

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