Reviewed by: Chicksdigsize ,  Racer

Summary:
Awesome trail, endless quantities of whoopties, high speed downhilling and ball-hair-raising descents. Lots of fun. I don't know why this trail doesn't get the hype it deserves.

The lion's paw has three descents on it, look before you leap. They increase in difficulty from left to right.

My wife did this loop as well and loved it.

Recommended Route:
My favorite way to do this trail is to start at the bottom of the Bear Claw Poppy, climb that to clavicle hill, continue to the Gorge overlook and Stucki Springs, climb up to the Downhill race course, descend that, then go down the Lions Paw and Bear Claw poppy back to the car. This is doing the loop clockwise. About 20 or so miles.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Gooseberry, Little creek, and the JEM trail are pretty good too.

Reviewed by: bldragon , from carbondale, co

Summary:
if you're stuck in St George with 2-4 hours to kill, give this a shot. It's not real special and would suck if over 80 Degrees, as there is no shade. This whole area is just a another chunk of the great boggielands and would have some more coolness to it except that it has been devestated by jeeps and ATVs.
There does seem to be some effort to build more single track and perhaps someday it will be better. First, Lake George and the BLM need to close this whole zone to the motorheads and then pray for a vast flood.
There are much better rides than this nearby.

Recommended Route:
As described above

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Slickrock swamp, Gooseberry mesa, Little Creek Mesa

Reviewed by: Kent Robertson , from Ely, NV

Summary:
About 200 meters past the base of Clavicle hill stay to your right as you come off the three fingers of death (I think that's what it's called...it's all well marked and signed now, I just can't remember the name of that last drop before the sign)you'll see a sign for Stucki Springs marking a well used trail veering off to the right (Green Valley veers left). A fast rolling short descent then a long steady up and down climb to the edge of the bluff. The trail follows along the ridge up and down for two or three miles then makes one final steep climb up to a fence. The trail goes either left or right here; I don't know where it goes to the left. (Can anyone enlighten me. Is it worth exploring?)For Stucki Springs trail turn right. Here's where the fun really begins. The trail becomes a fast up and down roller coaster descent with a smooth hard packed surface that will put a huge smile on your face for the next two or three miles (months?). We met some riders just before reaching the edge of the bluff, who were heading back towards the green valley loop counterclockwise because of an approaching storm front (it was just starting to sprinkle and temp was dropping)I'm sure glad we decided to press on as I would not have wanted to miss that roller coaster sprint(Hey, what's a little cold weather when you're from Ely and it's 20 deg, and there's a foot of snow everywhere, and you haven't ridden in a month?). At the end of the roller coaster you come to a T with an ATV trail, turn right here and follow it towards the steep short uphill double track you can see in the distance. Short but extremely steep hike-a-bike(perhaps 200 meters) up to the top of the bluff. My legs were were so rubbery from the long ride after my extended layoff, I didn't think I was going to make it up. At the top we turned right and rode up another 50 meters to the next ridge, crossed the double track and entered the single track down-hill that takes you back to the trail head at the end of Canyon View Drive. This last part of the trail has been used for the down hill at the senior games and I think is the return half of the Cross Country race loop. Steep, and a little rough in places with several sharp turns and slick rock drops. It's the perfect end to an incredible ride. Fun, Fun, Fun!

Recommended Route:
We rode it clockwise starting at the base of Clavicle hill after doing Green valley out and back.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Gooseberry Mesa, Green Valley