The Hurricane Cliffs Network is the trail system that runs along the eastern edge of the Hurricane Valley — JEM, Hurricane Rim, Goulds, More Cowbell, Dead Ringer, plus the Sheep Bridge and Sidewinder connectors at the bottom. Thirty-plus miles of stacked trails ranging from the gentle Sheep Bridge connector to the technical Dead Ringer descent, all anchored by the JEM shuttle that Over the Edge Sports has run from State Street in Hurricane for over a decade.
A network built around a shuttle
Most southern Utah trail networks are built for loops. The Hurricane Cliffs Network is built around a shuttle. The cliff face drops 1,400 feet from the upper rim to the river, and the most-used trails (JEM, More Cowbell, Dead Ringer) are descents that pair with the Over the Edge van for the climb back up. Riders who don't want to pedal the climb can stack three or four big descents in a single day for the price of a few shuttle tickets.
The progression up the cliff face
The network has a clear progression: Sheep Bridge as the green entry, Hurricane Rim and JEM as the intermediate flow, More Cowbell as the harder flow, Dead Ringer as the black-grade descent. Riders work up the difficulty over a multi-day visit rather than committing to the hardest line on day one. Over the Edge Sports' staff will direct first-time visitors to the right starting point based on the rider's experience.
What clay does to a network
The Hurricane Cliffs trails are built on red clay terrain that holds water for days after rain. A rainstorm that would close a Moab trail for a few hours closes the Hurricane Cliffs trails for two or three days. The clay sticks to tires, ruins drivetrains, and damages the trail surface itself. Local etiquette is firm: ride wet clay and you're the reason the network deteriorates faster. Over the Edge Sports posts daily condition reports specifically because of this.
Where the network sits in the 435
The Hurricane Cliffs Network is one of two flagship BLM bike networks in Washington County (with Santa Clara River Reserve on the west side) and is the most-shuttled trail system in southern Utah. Together with the Gooseberry / Smith / Little Creek mesa systems across the valley, it makes Hurricane the bike town of the 435 — more so than St. George, more so than Cedar City, and a primary reason out-of-state riders fly into Las Vegas and drive northeast to the Hurricane Valley specifically.