About South Rim Trail
Recommended Users: Mountain Bikers, Hikers. Singletrack trail. 5.9 miles in length. Difficulty: Extreme. The South Rim Trail is demanding. From steep drop-offs, difficult climbs, sharp turns, and narrow ledges, this trail offers a lot of challenges for the experienced rider. Sections of this trail are known as “God’s Skateboard Park,” “Cattle Grate,” and “Rattlesnake Rim,” which all tell a little something about the conditions. We give it an Extreme rating for its exposure along the rim and the potential to get into serious trouble (or fun). There are a couple of bail-outs spots at 1.55 miles to the White Trail and again at 2.65 miles on a gravel road that leads back to the White Trail.
- Managed by: Gooseberry Mesa National Recreation Trail, BLM
- Where: 4 mi southeast of Virgin, UT · 37.14162, -113.17145
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Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–May & Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Jan.
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Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Zion National Park (Dark Sky Park), 10 mi.
Dump station: 3.8 mi
Water fill-up: 7.9 mi
Propane: 14.4 mi
Camps nearby
- Bowls And Ledges Trail 0.4 mi
- Practice Trail 0.7 mi
- Connector Trail 1.2 mi
- Hidden Canyon Trail 1.3 mi
- North Rim Trail 2 mi
- Yellow Trail 2.2 mi