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ST. GEORGE — Phase 2 of the Cliffrose Trail system has recently been completed and offers sweeping views of Snow Canyon State Park's sandstone, Pine Valley Mountain's greenery and Zion National Park's silhouette.
The project adds 20 more miles of multi-use paths to the Washington County Trail system and sits at 5,000 feet, some 2,500 feet higher than St. George.
Braden Yardley, recreation management specialist at Dixie National Forest's Pine Valley Ranger District, told St. George News that the Cliffrose Trail System is the most recent addition to the hundreds of miles of trails in Washington County. The project has been in the works for several years.
The Cliffrose Trail can be accessed by Cottonwood Springs Road, also known as Turkey Farm Road, from Forest Road 901 from Diamond Valley. Yardley said the trail is 5 miles west of the Candy Cliffs and above Diamond Valley
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