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The River Mountains Loop Trail runs for more than 35 miles on a loop around the River Mountains, which form the backdrop of Las Vegas and Henderson. The trail is 12 feet wide and paved, with an...
The Flaming Arroyo Trail curves across the heart of suburban Clark County, passing through the communities of Paradise, Winchester and Sunrise Manor. The trail follows Flamingo Wash for nearly its...
The Veterans Memorial Drive Trail is a paved pathway paralleling both sides of its eponymous roadway in the southwest corner of Boulder City, which lies 25 miles outside of Las Vegas. The trail offers...
The trail runs alongside the Cedar Drainage Channel in Las Vegas, between Pecos Road, and another multiuse trail, the Upper Las Vegas Wash Trail. As you head east from Pecos Road, the Sunrise and...
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The Duck Creek Trail is a wide, asphalt trail that follows the course of its namesake creek through residential areas in southern Las Vegas, eventually leading into the Clark County Wetlands Park. The...
The I-215 East Beltway runs alongside the Las Vegas Beltway (officially named the Bruce Woodbury Beltway) in the Sin City suburbs of Paradise and Henderson. Primarily used as a commuting corridor, the...
The Amargosa Trail stretches across Henderson, a large suburb just south of Las Vegas. Trail-goers should note that there are several street crossings along the route and little shade. The trail,...
The Boulder Highway Trail follows its namesake roadway through southeast Henderson, providing access to numerous residential and commercial areas. There are several major street crossings along the...
The Downs 5 Trail is a short neighborhood route in Henderson, a southern suburb of Las Vegas. The trail extends from Newport Drive in the north to the Saguaro Trail in the south. Trail users can take...
The Anthem East Trail runs along the McCullough Range from Anthem Hills Park to neighborhoods off Shadow Canyon Drive in Henderson. The trail affords stunning views of Las Vegas and the surrounding...
The Lower Las Vegas Wash Trail is a popular recreational trail in the Las Vegas area, the impressive result of a multi-jurisdictional collaboration between Clark County and the cities of Las Vegas and...
The Upper Las Vegas Wash Trail is a paved pathway that parallels its namesake irrigation channel through North Las Vegas. Running north to south, the trail provides direct access for residents of the...
The Cactus Wren Trail is a short connector between two much longer trails in Henderson: the I-215 East Beltway Trail in the north and the Amargosa Trail in the south. The wide, paved trail runs along...
The Equestrian South Trail forms a crisscrossing loop around Equestrian Park South in Henderson. The park is so named because it offers a large area for horses and parking for horse trailers,...
The Wetlands Trail Connector runs from a junction with the Lake Mead Parkway Trail and River Mountains Loop Trail along Lake Mead Parkway to Terrazza Park in northeast Henderson. Just across Lake Las...
The Lake Mead Parkway Trail runs along its namesake roadway, with segments on both sides, from central Henderson to the outskirts of town near Lake Las Vegas Parkway. There, the trail connects to the...
The Lone Mountain Trail is a Las Vegas runs four miles north to south. It's paved and mostly flat, welcoming to a variety of users ranging from walkers to joggers to cyclists. Despite its numerous...
The I-515 Trail runs through eastern Las Vegas, providing a useful alternative route along the busy highway, which is also known as US 95. This pathway starts downtown, off N. Maryland Parkway, and...
The I-215 West Beltway Trail follows the Las Vegas Beltway (officially named the Bruce Woodbury Beltway) along the city's western border, offering views of the mountains that flank the city. While the...
The St. Rose Parkway Trail runs along both sides of the road of the same name in Henderson, a southern suburb of Las Vegas. In the south, the trail ends at the M Resort Spa Casino, one of the newest...
Just 30 miles from Las Vegas, near Boulder City, the gravel Historic Railroad Trail hugs the hills on the southern shoreline of vast Lake Mead. The rail-trail offers panoramic views of the manmade...
The Union Pacific Railroad Trail runs along an active track, cutting through Henderson and connecting to residential neighborhoods and commercial shopping districts. The spur line sees infrequent...
The St. Rose Parkway Trail runs along both sides of the road of the same name in Henderson, a southern suburb of Las Vegas. In the south, the trail ends at the M Resort Spa Casino, one of the newest...
The Pitman Wash Trail follows what is usually a dry wash through residential neighborhoods in Henderson, a southern suburb of Las Vegas, from Pebble Road north to the Arroyo Grande Sports Complex. The...
The Equestrian North Trail extends south and then east from Equestrian Park North, which features a plethora of amenities for horses and their riders, including an arena, holding pen and trailer...
The Anthem East Trail runs along the McCullough Range from Anthem Hills Park to neighborhoods off Shadow Canyon Drive in Henderson. The trail affords stunning views of Las Vegas and the surrounding...
The Lake Mead Parkway Trail runs along its namesake roadway, with segments on both sides, from central Henderson to the outskirts of town near Lake Las Vegas Parkway. There, the trail connects to the...
The Burkholder Trail connects the multi-use path at Lake Mead Parkway to the River Mountains Loop Trail in Henderson. The 3.2-mile trail includes nice landscaping, lighting, signs and benches, and...
The Saguaro Trail runs east to west through residential areas of Henderson, connecting residents with three trails and two popular parks. In the east, the trail begins in Saguaro Park, a 6-acre...
The Cactus Wren Trail is a short connector between two much longer trails in Henderson: the I-215 East Beltway Trail in the north and the Amargosa Trail in the south. The wide, paved trail runs along...
The I-215 West Beltway Trail follows the Las Vegas Beltway (officially named the Bruce Woodbury Beltway) along the city's western border, offering views of the mountains that flank the city. While the...
The Amargosa Trail stretches across Henderson, a large suburb just south of Las Vegas. Trail-goers should note that there are several street crossings along the route and little shade. The trail,...
The Bonanza Trail travels east to west for about 5.3 miles in Las Vegas, along a combination of off-street trails, on-street bike lanes and sidewalks. Despite this, the trail is easy to navigate...
The Duck Creek Trail is a wide, asphalt trail that follows the course of its namesake creek through residential areas in southern Las Vegas, eventually leading into the Clark County Wetlands Park. The...
Located about forty miles southwest of Las Vegas, the small town of Goodsprings was once a booming mining town while Las Vegas was just getting settled. The 2.2 mile Goodsprings Trail, a natural...
The Upper Las Vegas Wash Trail is a paved pathway that parallels its namesake irrigation channel through North Las Vegas. Running north to south, the trail provides direct access for residents of the...
The Wetlands Trail Connector runs from a junction with the Lake Mead Parkway Trail and River Mountains Loop Trail along Lake Mead Parkway to Terrazza Park in northeast Henderson. Just across Lake Las...
The River Mountains Loop Trail runs for more than 35 miles on a loop around the River Mountains, which form the backdrop of Las Vegas and Henderson. The trail is 12 feet wide and paved, with an...
The I-215 East Beltway runs alongside the Las Vegas Beltway (officially named the Bruce Woodbury Beltway) in the Sin City suburbs of Paradise and Henderson. Primarily used as a commuting corridor, the...
The I-515 Trail runs through eastern Las Vegas, providing a useful alternative route along the busy highway, which is also known as US 95. This pathway starts downtown, off N. Maryland Parkway, and...
Just 30 miles from Las Vegas, near Boulder City, the gravel Historic Railroad Trail hugs the hills on the southern shoreline of vast Lake Mead. The rail-trail offers panoramic views of the manmade...
The River Mountains Loop Trail runs for more than 35 miles on a loop around the River Mountains, which form the backdrop of Las Vegas and Henderson. The trail is 12 feet wide and paved, with an...
The I-215 West Beltway Trail follows the Las Vegas Beltway (officially named the Bruce Woodbury Beltway) along the city's western border, offering views of the mountains that flank the city. While the...
The Boulder Highway Trail follows its namesake roadway through southeast Henderson, providing access to numerous residential and commercial areas. There are several major street crossings along the...
The Wetlands Trail Connector runs from a junction with the Lake Mead Parkway Trail and River Mountains Loop Trail along Lake Mead Parkway to Terrazza Park in northeast Henderson. Just across Lake Las...
The Downs 5 Trail is a short neighborhood route in Henderson, a southern suburb of Las Vegas. The trail extends from Newport Drive in the north to the Saguaro Trail in the south. Trail users can take...
The Duck Creek Trail is a wide, asphalt trail that follows the course of its namesake creek through residential areas in southern Las Vegas, eventually leading into the Clark County Wetlands Park. The...
The Lake Mead Parkway Trail runs along its namesake roadway, with segments on both sides, from central Henderson to the outskirts of town near Lake Las Vegas Parkway. There, the trail connects to the...
The Pitman Wash Trail follows what is usually a dry wash through residential neighborhoods in Henderson, a southern suburb of Las Vegas, from Pebble Road north to the Arroyo Grande Sports Complex. The...
The Union Pacific Railroad Trail runs along an active track, cutting through Henderson and connecting to residential neighborhoods and commercial shopping districts. The spur line sees infrequent...
The Burkholder Trail connects the multi-use path at Lake Mead Parkway to the River Mountains Loop Trail in Henderson. The 3.2-mile trail includes nice landscaping, lighting, signs and benches, and...
The Cactus Wren Trail is a short connector between two much longer trails in Henderson: the I-215 East Beltway Trail in the north and the Amargosa Trail in the south. The wide, paved trail runs along...
Located about forty miles southwest of Las Vegas, the small town of Goodsprings was once a booming mining town while Las Vegas was just getting settled. The 2.2 mile Goodsprings Trail, a natural...
The trail runs alongside the Cedar Drainage Channel in Las Vegas, between Pecos Road, and another multiuse trail, the Upper Las Vegas Wash Trail. As you head east from Pecos Road, the Sunrise and...
The I-515 Trail runs through eastern Las Vegas, providing a useful alternative route along the busy highway, which is also known as US 95. This pathway starts downtown, off N. Maryland Parkway, and...
The Upper Las Vegas Wash Trail is a paved pathway that parallels its namesake irrigation channel through North Las Vegas. Running north to south, the trail provides direct access for residents of the...
The Lower Las Vegas Wash Trail is a popular recreational trail in the Las Vegas area, the impressive result of a multi-jurisdictional collaboration between Clark County and the cities of Las Vegas and...
The Equestrian North Trail extends south and then east from Equestrian Park North, which features a plethora of amenities for horses and their riders, including an arena, holding pen and trailer...
The Flaming Arroyo Trail curves across the heart of suburban Clark County, passing through the communities of Paradise, Winchester and Sunrise Manor. The trail follows Flamingo Wash for nearly its...
The Lone Mountain Trail is a Las Vegas runs four miles north to south. It's paved and mostly flat, welcoming to a variety of users ranging from walkers to joggers to cyclists. Despite its numerous...
This trail connects Mountain Lake Park to Terrazza Park. It is all uphill from Terrazza to Mountain Lake. At Mountain Lake Park connect to River Mountains Loop Trail and Lake Meade Parkway Trail. At Terrazza Park connect to Wetlands Park Loop Trail and on to Flamingo Arroyo Trail. All trails are paved and in good condition.
Great trail, but a lot of hills and no shade. Water is available at three locations along the trail, but still need a couple of bottles to be safe. All but real hill climbers need to rent an e-bike. To minimize steep hills go clockwise, the hill from the visitor's center to top of hill at Boulder City is long but not steep. E-bikes are available at River Mountain on Lake Meade Parkway in Henderson and All Mountain in Boulder City.
My experience is bicycling, but I see others walking and jogging as well. This is an awesome trail to get some miles in with minimal traffic concerns. There are a few intersections to cross, but most have a bridge or tunnel. This is an exceptional resource for bicyclists and others in Las Vegas Nevada. I am super pleased to have this available to us!
I can't argue with any of the previous reviews. It's not a trail you would set out to ride and thoroughly enjoy, but it has it's positives. Before I reached the trail I'd spent the best part of 20 minutes riding down Flamingo and stopping for ages at every single set of lights. I was glad to get on the trail and enjoy some continuous riding.
There were small areas with glass and debris which thankfully caused no issues. There are a few areas of homeless camps which for which I adopted a turn of speed, just in case. I encountered no problems and most were courteous and polite, saying hello as I passed and ensuring their friends weren't blocking my passage. I was a little concerned at first but un-necessarily so. I'd decided that I'd take a different route on the way back but after the first two sets of traffic lights set me back the best part of 10 minutes, I chose to retrace back to town on the trail.
Not the most picturesque trail you could follow and could certainly do with running a sweeper over it, but all in all gets you from The Strip (almost) to Sunrise and keeps you away from the main roads.
I set myself the challenge of renting a road bike and riding out from The Strip down Flamingo Arroyo, Wetlands and Connector trails then taking the River Mountains Loop clockwise before retracing back to Vegas, Baby.
Flamingo Arroyo is a means to an end. It gets you out of the city to Sunrise avoiding the main trafficked roads and onto Wetlands, which is a nice trail. There's a couple of miles slog up to The Loop from here then you need to decide clockwise or anti clockwise.
I'm 16 stones so not a climber and I managed alright. There's nothing particularly steep but the drag from Lake Mead to the top of the hill at Boulder City is a long, hard slog. I plodded gently up it in marginally under 55 minutes excluding a stop to give directions to a couple that couldn't read the sign they were standing next to. Why they'd assume a bloke from 5,000 miles away would have any local knowledge is open to question.
The early April sunshine had the temperature hitting 30 degrees C (double it and add 32 I think for old school) in parts; strangely the hottest bit was during the climb to boulder city which was dashed inconvenient. I ran out of drink atop the climb and managed to restock at the Equestrian Drive Car Park where the water fountain dispenses the nicest water on earth (and I live near Buxton!) A good tip is to memorise where the water dispensaries are before you set off. I didn't struggle the Three Sisters. Kept a bit of pace up and sprinted up them. Overall good trail. Good tarmac most of the way round with a few contraction cracks in places. Not many opportunities for shade so I'd imagine it would be good to heed the advice of avoidance in the summer months. Completely enjoyable and easily accomplished by an average, middle aged cyclist.
Strava Link if interested. https://www.strava.com/activities/2258408601/
This is a really great trail, one of my favorites, but be aware of two things:
1. The trail is currently closed (as of March 5, 2019) at Tunnel 3 for repairs, so the trail is shortened.
2. The trail can be closed during the hottest months, basically so tourists unaccustomed to the heat don't harm themselves.
Happy New Year…completed this nearly 38 mile (some signage claims 31 miles) loop on 4 Jan 2019. Parked at Equestrian Dog Park in Henderson. Good park to start from, there is a decent restroom with water at the location. (At the end of Equestrian Dr there is also a parking area with pit toilet and bike repair station.) Took connector trail up to the River Mountains Loop trail about 0.5 mile away. Traveled clockwise. Was cool temps (50’s) and calm. Still saw a number of other folks on the trail, mostly bikers but some walkers. Signage on some portions of the trail was lacking at intersections. Following the main trail was easy enough but if wanting to take a side trip requires a study of the map. Once on the Lake Mead side of the loop watched a coyote trot down the trail in front of us for a short distance, finally leaving the trail when we got a little closer. Then on the big climb up to Boulder City there was a group of Desert Bighorn Sheep rams right on the edge of the trail enjoying the grassy shoulder. This is not a Rails-to-Trails type trail, plenty of hills to climb and glide down. Can’t imagine attempting this in the middle of the summer, no shade available anywhere. Enjoyed the ride but was ready to be done once we saw the end in sight.
Sort of confusing finding the trail head. Parked on the other side of McCleod not down by Twain. Thankfully we did that as the underpass bridge is basically a homeless camp. Unfortunately there were several homeless camps along the way. Lots of trash as well
Wish I had read these reviews before we decided to ride this trail. It is a sad example of urban trail that has been taken over by homeless. We went on a Saturday before noon and thought there would be lots of people riding and walking the trail and didn't come across anyone except homeless. The smell and amount of garbage left was terrible. It was called Neon to Nature and we definitely didn't see any nature. Too bad because it was evident that there was millions of dollars spent on this project. My husband and I felt unsafe on this trail! Very sad!
Here’s my take on the trail:
Required abilities- Hot weather endurance, be able to ride at least 40 miles without too much trouble, able to handle long climbs.
Required gear: Depending the time of year, bring at least 2 liters of water. There are a few watering holes (mile 3, 12 I think, 16 ish, and from 22 on you’re near civilization), snacks and electrolytes.
When to ride: DO NOT RIDE FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER! There is literally a sign at the visitor area that says that. The heat can kill you and has killed others. I rode in October and still succumbed to the heat. If you do ride in the fall or spring, ride early (6AM is nice).
Others have commented that this is all climbs and descents. THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. There are no flat areas. Going clockwise, mile 19 to mile 34 is one long continuous (and at times arduous) climb. Miles 1 to 19 are a bunch of ups and downs.
Mile 4 to 14 has the “Three Sisters.” Three very intense but short climbs followed by really fun and winding descents. I clocked at 37 mph on a 37 lbs hybrid and I wasn’t even trying.
If you’re trying it for the first time, go clockwise. It’s more fun, and if you poop out after mile 20, you are near civilization. Clockwise takes you around to Lake Las Vegas and Lake Meade via very pretty and scenic route. The “Three Sisters” aren’t as bad, the down hill descents stretch out nicely.
Counterclockwise starts with a brutal uphill followed by a very long descent. “The Wash” portion of the descent (mile 28 to mile 31 ish) is tough, hot, and slippery. If you’re on a road bike, please be careful.
From mile 19 to mile 1 it is a mostly gentle climb with some severe bumps. The Sisters are called the “Three Not-So-Nice words” going this direction. Please be prepared, as they are in the last portion of your ride.
Is it worth doing? Yes! If you plan it right, it’s a great experience. If you can do it with friends, even better. Please take the appropriate steps, come at the right time, and make sure you are good enough in a bike to enjoy the ride. Kick it’s butt!
Connection to River Mountain Loops Trail on the south end is now complete, bridge over Interstate 11 is scenic.
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