Virgin River Trail
Paved Trail in Southern Utah
When I first got the idea for Trailsnet, one of the early trails I rode was the Virgin River Trail in St. George, Utah. In fact, I rode it so early, I hadn’t even gotten the website up and running nor had I started using GPS to record trail information. So I never did get the Virgin River Trail entered onto Trailsnet, despite the fact that it is an absolutely classic paved trail.
No Motor Vehicles on Virgin River Trail
So on the way back from a recent Trikke Academy in Las Vegas, I got the opportunity to ride the Virgin River Trail again. Only this time, I was on a Trikke instead of a bicycle. Halfway through the Trikke
shadow of Trikke rider on trail
ride, I noticed a sign that said, “No Motorized Vehicles.” Oops. I swear, I wasn’t actually using the motor on the Trikke Pon-e. (very much)
Classic Southwest Trail
The paved river trail was just like I remember it. It followed the Virgin river as it meandered through St. George, Utah. Along the way, I say jackrabbits and lots of lizards. The only think missing was the beautiful roadrunner that I saw, for the first time, on my earlier Virgin River Trail journey.
covered trail on golf course
Trail Through Golf Course
I was pleased to see, on both trips down the Virgin River Trail, that they did not let a golf course stop them from building the trail. Instead of stopping short of the course or trying to go around it, they just built a mesh barrier over the trail and went right through the golf course. I love to see that kind of trail building attitude. Damn the torpedoes and get the trail built, no matter what’s in the way. This was a win/win situation for golfers and trail-users alike.
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Great post Kevin. One of these days I’m going to come over and ride some of these trails. So, don’t be surprised, when I knock on your door one night.
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Hey Barry.
It’s great to hear from you. We’ve got about seven months of drop-dead gorgeous weather & scenery & then about five months of iffy, so/so weather. Of course about 99% of my visits from out-of-state friends happen during the five months of crazy weather. Case-in-point: I have a whole slew of guests coming in starting next week and into November.
So make sure you come to visit Colorado sometime between mid-April & mid-October. Then I can show you some spectacular trails. (Unless you want to ski; then I hope to see you in the winter.) (-: