Five miles of uninterrupted descending is hard to come by, even in the elevation-rich riding zones of the American West. The town of St. George, Utah, now boasts just that with one of the area’s newest trails, Hell Hole DH.
Hell Hole DH starts at nearly 5,800 feet, dropping almost 1,500 feet as it descends to an elevation of 4,300 feet. While plenty of steep sections dot the trail, the average grade is 6% – 8% and will be blue, leaning toward the dark blue side of the spectrum. The trail is machine-built, albeit using smaller machines and finished by hand. Hell Hole DH won’t be the same as the “flow trails” found at Revenant Bike Park, but it also won’t be the technical riding found so often in the area. Newer riders can expect quite a bit of a challenge, while more experienced riders can push limits, finding more advanced side options as they descend.
-Travis Reill
