Sunday Best
Easy Prospector singletrack south through the reserve to a clockwise lap of the Church Rocks slickrock, then the same buff ribbon home.
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Right now at the trailhead
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- 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/sunday-best/
Getting there
Park at Cottonwood Trailhead (Red Cliffs NCA)
Gravel spur under I-15 off Old Highway 91, about 2 mi north of the SR-9 junction, near Harrisburg, UT 84737
- BLM trailhead. Bring all your water; there is no shade.
- Start and finish are the same spot. Follow the cue sheet and the arrows on the map.
Cue sheet
| 0.0 | Cottonwood Canyonsingletrack | 0.6 mi |
| 0.6 | Prospectorsingletrack | 3.1 mi |
| 3.7 | Church Rockssingletrack | 0.7 mi |
| 4.4 | Church Rocks Trailsingletrack via Church Rocks north arc | 1.6 mi |
| 6.0 | Prospectorsingletrack | 3.2 mi |
| 9.2 | Cottonwood Canyonsingletrack | 0.5 mi |
| 9.7 | Back at Cottonwood Trailhead (Red Cliffs NCA) |
Know before you go
- Prospector is mostly smooth, buff singletrack with a few short hike-overs; the Church Rocks lap adds red slickrock.
- The Cottonwood Canyon trail west of the Prospector junction is closed to bikes and leads into wilderness. Turn left onto Prospector at the signed junction.
- Red Cliffs NCA is desert tortoise habitat. Stay on the trail and give tortoises space if you see one.
- No shade anywhere. In summer this is a sunrise ride or nothing.
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 "Sunday Best ride, parked at Cottonwood Trailhead (Red Cliffs NCA), St. George, 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.
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