3 Birch Spring-Pass Creek Loop

About this campground

Printable Trail Map This trail is just under 20 miles long (not including spurs) and is a nice ride through some of the lower elevation areas of the district. It consists of mixed ponderosa, juniper and sagebrush country. The secondary routes off of this trail allow for numerous loop options to ride, providing some great vistas and outstanding scenery. Spur routes contained in this trail include: 31 Haycock Mountain This spur is over 8 miles long and takes off from the main trail to the northeast. Other spurs connect to this spur in the Haycock Mountain area which provide numerous loop options on the northern end of the Birch Springs—Pass Creek trail system. 32 Lower Haycock This 3 mile long section of trail connects the Haycock Mountain spur back to Highway 143. 33 Sheep Hollow This spur is 1.5 miles long and connects the Lower Haycock spur to the eastern boundary of the Cedar City Ranger District. 34 Little Coal Pit Loop This spur is 8 miles long and wraps around the south side of Haycock Mountain, then turns north and connects to the Haycock Mountain Spur. 35 Cooper Loop This spur is a little under 4 miles long and takes off to the south of the main trail, then turns east and reconnects with the main trail as it parallels Pass Creek. 36 Rock Canyon This is a 4 mile long spur that takes off from the Cooper Loop Spur and crosses Rock Canyon before tying back in with the main trail east of Miller Knoll at a three way intersection connecting this spur with the Birch Spring Knoll spur and the main trail. 37 Birch Spring Knoll This spur is a little under 5 miles long and takes off from the main trail in Cameron Wash. It wraps around the south side of Birch Spring Knoll and then ties back into the main trail east of Miller Knoll at a three-way intersection that connects the main trail, this spur, and the Rock Canyon spur. 38 Black Rock This 3 mile spur connects the main trail to the Fish Hatchery Road about 7 miles southwest of the town of Hatch.