Cove Wash East Trail
Recommended Trail Users: Mountain Bikers, Hikers
Length: 2.7 miles
Special Area: Santa Clara River Reserve
Sub-Area: South Hills
Property Management: BLM
Access: Cove Wash Trailhead – From St. George, travel north on Bluff Street. Turn left on Sunset Blvd. Continue on Sunset Blvd as it turns into Santa Clara Drive. Turn left on Gates Lane (just before reaching the Jacob Hamblin Home on the right). Cross the river and at 0.4 miles turn left. At 0.7 miles turn right (at sign for Reserve). Pass the water tank, and at 1.3 miles turn right (at sign for reserve). Follow the road around to the left and park in the trailhead at 1.5 miles.
Description: To get to the Cove Wash East Trail begin at the Cove Wash West Trail, which is the two-track heading south directly from the trailhead. At the bottom of the first hill, the trail drops into the actual Cove Wash. This is the beginning of the Cove Wash East Trail. Follow the wash to the east. The wash runs through a varied landscape: deep, and somewhat narrow rock walls, to wide open desert. Mostly sandy, there is a short spurt of slick rock around Stucki Springs Road. Just before the wash crosses Stucki Springs Road at about 1.3 miles, you will encounter a 10 foot drop. Detour up out of the wash on the northside. Re-enter the wash on the other side of the road. Continue in the wash until its apparent end at the St. George city limits, distinguished by a large wall of fill in the wash.
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