Bike Trail: Bearclaw Poppy Trail and Snake Pit Loop

Things to do: Bike, Photography, Hike

Fee: None

Skill Level: Beginner to Advance

Season: Year Round

Trail Type: Loop (Unless you want to just do the fun down hill part and then be picked up in Bloomington)

RT Distance:  10 Miles (Unless you get picked up in Bloomington)

This trail was a blast! Best rollercoaster ride I've ever had on a mountain bike. The trail is mostly smooth compact sand with lots of rolling hills. Beginners or experts ride it religiously. You will too. I usually just bomb the downhill and then have someone pick me up in Bloomington but you can loop back around.

Finding the trail: 

Take Dixie Drive to Canyon View Drive. When Canyon View Drive dead ends into the desert just keep following the trail up the bluff until you see a clearly marked trail head with maps.




Trail Highlights:

 - This trail is named after a very rare flower that occurs in this area. The Bearclaw Poppy blooms briefly in the spring. This preserve, and mountain bike trail, is a direct result of efforts to protect this plant. Please tread lightly and stay on the trail.



































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