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This system includes mountain bike/hiking/trail running trails as well as a disc golf course. A few of the trails allow horseback but most do not allow horses. The system is on both Cedar City and BLM lands. The main trailhead is at the end of 900 North accessed from Main Street. There is another trailhead on highway 14. This trailhead can be accessed from the city's paved hike/bike trail system.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
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- Mountain Bike
8 trails
- E-Bike
3 trails
- Horse
0 trails
- Hike
8 trails
- Trail Running
8 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 6
- 1
Region Status
Open as of May 7, 2025
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 8
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 8
- Trails E-Bike
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 8
- Trails Trail Running
- 8
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Total Distance
- 8 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 3 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,390 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,128 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,028 ft
- Reports
- 88
- Photos
- 60
- Ridden Counter
- 763
Popular Thunderbird Canyons Trail System Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hollow | |||
| Razorback Wash | |||
| Lightning Switch | |||
| Scout Trail | |||
| Thor's Hideout | |||
| Valhalla | |||
| Razorback West | |||
| Lil Ratlr |
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tour of Thunderbird Canyon | 18 miles |
Photos of Thunderbird Canyons Trail System Mountain Bike
trail: Lightning Switch
53 |
Oct 3, 2023 @ 10:21am
Oct 3, 2023
trail: Lightning Switch
49 |
Sep 25, 2022 @ 7:37am
Sep 25, 2022
trail: Lightning Switch
49 |
Sep 25, 2022 @ 7:37am
Sep 25, 2022
trail: Lightning Switch
63 |
Sep 25, 2022 @ 7:37am
Sep 25, 2022
trail: Lightning Switch
50 |
Sep 25, 2022 @ 7:37am
Sep 25, 2022
trail: Lightning Switch
49 |
Sep 25, 2022 @ 7:36am
Sep 25, 2022
trail: Valhalla
127 |
Nov 22, 2021 @ 5:00pm
Nov 22, 2021
trail: Thor's Hideout
201 |
Mar 27, 2016 @ 8:26am
Mar 27, 2016Videos of Thunderbird Canyons Trail System Mountain Bike
trail: Razorback Wash
0:21 |
346 |
Nov 20, 2018
trail: Valhalla
10:41 |
15 |
Mar 21, 2025 , Cedar City
trail: Red Hollow
5:31 |
16 |
Mar 21, 2025 , Cedar City
trail: Thor's Hideout
640 |
Apr 27, 2017 , Cedar City
trail: Lightning Switch
695 |
Apr 27, 2017 , Cedar City
trail: Red Hollow
1205 |
Sep 4, 2016 , Cedar City
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valhalla | May 7, 2025 @ 5:16pm May 7, 2025 | Ideal | brokenspokes25 | ||
| Lightning Switch | Apr 27, 2025 @ 11:25am Apr 27, 2025 | Ideal | larrymtb | ||
| Razorback Wash | Apr 11, 2023 @ 1:55am Apr 11, 2023 | Variable | Wildeman21 | ||
| Red Hollow | Jul 2, 2022 @ 7:18pm Jul 2, 2022 | Dry | Stuart40 | ||
| Razorback West | Jun 1, 2022 @ 8:48am Jun 1, 2022 | Very Dry | gspjute | ||
| Scout Trail | May 30, 2022 @ 2:10pm May 30, 2022 | Very Dry | Nraiger | ||
| Lil Ratlr | Nov 6, 2021 @ 8:41am Nov 6, 2021 | Unknown | FlyingJJ | ||
| Thor's Hideout | Mar 21, 2021 @ 6:20pm Mar 21, 2021 | Dry | nickmay26 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| colbeyjwarb | wishlist | trail | activity #71951943 | May 18, 2025 @ 4:18pm May 18, 2025 |
| brokenspokes25 | add | report | activity #71200103 | May 7, 2025 @ 5:16pm May 7, 2025 |
| larrymtb | add | report | activity #70536715 | Apr 27, 2025 @ 6:11pm Apr 27, 2025 |
| Mustang-9 | ridden | trail | activity #69594815 and 1 more | Apr 13, 2025 @ 4:16pm Apr 13, 2025 |
| Wyattf3CeVy | ridden | trail | activity #69451591 | Apr 11, 2025 @ 10:26pm Apr 11, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | The only reason I would want to take this... | Jul 5, 2022 @ 8:07pm Jul 5, 2022 | ||
| trail | The trail access at the trailhead is all... | Nov 22, 2021 @ 4:50pm Nov 22, 2021 | ||
| trail | The trail access at the trailhead is all... | Nov 7, 2021 @ 7:03pm Nov 7, 2021 | ||
| report | Repairs done, good to ride again | Nov 4, 2021 @ 3:41pm Nov 4, 2021 | ||
| report | pretty washed out , rutted out , hiking yes,... | Aug 2, 2021 @ 5:07am Aug 2, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Hills Trail System (AKA: Southview) | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3.6 km |
| Cedar Canyon | 3 | 1 | 7.2 km | ||
| Three Peaks | 9 | 17 | 5 | 9.3 km | |
| Iron Springs Resort | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9.7 km | |
| Brian Head Resort | 5 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11.1 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 8 | 8 miles | 1,391 ft | 3 miles | 1,129 ft | #3,250 | #1,647 | 61 | 88 | 1 | 537 | |
| E-Bike | 3 | 3 miles | 377 ft | 1 mile | 217 ft | #2,793 | #678 | 74 | 31 | |||
| Hike | 8 | 8 miles | 1,391 ft | 3 miles | 1,129 ft | #2,555 | #1,486 | 88 | 71 | |||
| Trail Running | 8 | 8 miles | 1,391 ft | 3 miles | 1,129 ft | #2,563 | #1,481 | 88 | 42 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 2 miles | 292 ft | 3,081 ft | 253 ft | 52 |
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