NAME: Potato Hollow, #3050
LENGTH: 2.5 Miles
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
HIKING TIME: 1-2 Hours to junction with Rattlesnake Trail #050
TRAILHEAD LOCATION:
From Cedar City, travel east on U-14 beyond Cedar Canyon Campground past the "S" turn to FR #301, Crystal Spring Road. Follow #301 north to where it-ends. Trailhead is at 8,920 feet.
DESCRIPTION:
This trail drops from a meadow edge through a small conifer filled drainage. It then works up as aspen sidehill to a ridge where it turns west working its way downhill through a north facing mixed conifer and aspen slope. It continues downhill until it inter-sects with Blowhard Trail #047, in Long Hollow. The trail goes downhill along the grassy bottom of Long Hollow before climbing through a fairly open scrub oak sidehill. The trail crosses a netwire fence then tops out a hill. From the hilltop, the trail starts a steady descent with some steep stretches through fir, aspen, and open side hills. Some scenic views of Ashdown Gorge and High Mountain can be seen along this stretch. The trail goes through private property and eventually ends on dirt road in Ashdown and meets Rattlesnake Trail #051.
PERTINENT USGS MAP(S): Flanigan Arch, Webster Flat