Mid April trip questions.

[bajamtnbkr]

Hello, newbie here from SoCal, planing a trip to Hurricane second week of April and need help. Do not want to miss the "must do" trails, got maps for Gooseberry and Hurricane Loop/JEM, any other suggestions for long XC trails?? I also really want to do Thunder Mountain/Red Canyon but it might be under snow in mid April??? Thanks in advance for you info.

[Sombeech]

how long of a trail are you looking at? An all day trail?

The Hurricane/JEM/Gould's Rim is a decent sized loop for an all day trip, but you already mentioned this.

Maybe you can look into the Prospector Trail, where it ties into Church Rocks.

http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/prospect.htm

http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/pics/m-prosp.gif

That's only 14 miles though.

You could also spend all day out at Gooseberry Mesa.

[bajamtnbkr]

Thanks for the suggestion sombeech, what is the freeway exit to get to the Prospector trail head? We will be driving west from Hurricane to I-15 freeway.

[Sombeech]

Thanks for the suggestion sombeech, what is the freeway exit to get to the Prospector trail head? We will be driving west from Hurricane to I-15 freeway.

Let's see, from Hurricane... First of all, I've never been to the Prospector TrailHead, but I have been on the Church Rocks loop that ties in with the trail.

So, I'll just copy the directions here:

[quote=UMB"]Take the Leeds exit from I-15. If you're going southbound, drive through Leeds to reach the northbound I-15 Leeds exit. Go south from the southbound I-15 exit 1.8 miles. Turn left on a narrow paved road and go under the freeway. At mile 2.4 (about 0.5 from the turn), there's a trailhead on the left side of the road, with a tiny pullout. GPS N 37