Cairn Hunt
Little Creek Mesa's big figure eight of slickrock and twisty singletrack, navigated rock pile to rock pile.
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Right now at the trailhead
Get the GPS file
Scan with a friend's phone, or tap below. Then open it in your ride app.
- iPhone: tap Download, open it from the Downloads bar, then Share → Trailforks, Strava or Garmin.
- Android: tap Download, then open the file and pick your app.
- Garmin: or drag it into Garmin Connect → Courses → Import on a computer.
https://bsqrd-designs.com/dirt/cairn-hunt/
Getting there
Park at Little Creek Mesa slickrock parking
End of the graded road on Little Creek Mesa, reached from Little Creek Mesa Rd off UT-59 east of Apple Valley, UT
- Roughly 8 mi of graded dirt from UT-59 with several turns and cattle guards. Park where the road reaches open slickrock; beyond that it becomes a high-clearance track. No facilities.
- Start and finish are the same spot. Follow the cue sheet and the arrows on the map.
Cue sheet
| 0.0 | North Loopsingletrack | 0.5 mi |
| 0.4 | West Loopsingletrack | 6.7 mi |
| 7.2 | North Loopsingletrack via North Loop junction · North Point | 5.9 mi |
| 13.1 | Back at Little Creek Mesa slickrock parking |
Know before you go
- Advanced: open slickrock mixed with tight, ledgy singletrack, with lots of short punchy moves rather than one big climb.
- Trails are marked only by small rock cairns. Load the GPX before you go; phone signal is unreliable out here.
- BLM treats this mesa as environmentally sensitive. Ride only when it is fully dry; it stays wet longer than Hurricane in spring.
- Want it shorter? The West Mesa loop on its own, ridden clockwise, runs about 9.5 mi per utahmountainbiking.com.
Ride smart
- Water: plan on about 1.5 L for this ride. There's none on the trail.
- Signal is spotty. Tell someone your route and your time back.
- Emergency: call 911 and say "Cairn Hunt ride, parked at Little Creek Mesa slickrock parking, Hurricane, Utah", plus the coordinates from Locate me.
- Wildlife: give horses, burros and anything with horns room, and never feed them.
- Stay on trail. Desert crust and mountain soil take decades to heal.
Report a problem or share a photo
Washout, closure, new fence or a missing sign? Got a great shot of a junction? Send it. It goes straight to Ryan; photos he approves show up on this page with your credit.
Trail photos
End ride?
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