Mountain Biking Las Vegas and Southern Nevada: A Guide to the Area’s Greatest Off-Road Bicycle Rides

273 Pages·2016·9.96 MB·English

by  Paul W. Papa

Mountain Biking
Las Vegas and
Southern Nevada
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A Guide to the Area’s Greatest Off- Road Bicycle Rides
Paul W. Papa
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For Brent Thomson—ride in peace my friend.
Rider navigates the large rock on the Landmine Loop
Contents
Acknowledgments ...............................................................................................xi
Introduction .......................................................................................................xii
Map Legend ......................................................................................................xxi
The Rides
Bootleg Canyon and the Surrounding Area
1. Mother .........................................................................................................4
2. Girl Scout .....................................................................................................8
3. West Leg ....................................................................................................12
4. Girl Scout/West Leg/Mother Loop ............................................................16
5. East Leg ......................................................................................................20
6. West Leg to East Leg ..................................................................................25
7. Middle and Lower Lake View Loop ............................................................30
8. Middle and Upper Lake View Loop ............................................................35
9. Lower and Upper Lake View Loop ..............................................................39
10. POW/Par None/IMBA Loop ....................................................................43
11. IMBA/POW/Par None Loop ....................................................................49
12. Mother/POW Loop ...................................................................................53
13. Figure 8: Option 1 ......................................................................................57
14. Figure 8: Option 2 ......................................................................................62
15. Girl Scout/West Leg/Mother/IMBA Loop .................................................67
16. Caldera Loop ..............................................................................................71
17. Inner Caldera Loop ....................................................................................75
18. Girl Scout/Inner Caldera to East Leg Loop .................................................79
19. Girl Scout/Caldera to West Leg Loop .........................................................84
20. Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail .....................................................................89
21. Anthem East Trail .......................................................................................94
22. McCullough Hills Trail ...............................................................................98
Honorable Mentions
A. Bootleg Canyon Downhill Trails ...............................................................103
B. Boy Scout .................................................................................................104
C. Skyline .....................................................................................................104
Cottonwood Valley and the Surrounding Area
23. Landmine Loop ........................................................................................110
24. Landmine/Middle Cut Loop ....................................................................116
25. Landmine Loop via Dave’s Driveway ........................................................122
26. Inner Loop via South Cut .........................................................................127
27. Inner Loop via Rubber Ducky .................................................................132
28. Middle Cut Loop .....................................................................................138
29. Blue Diamond Loop .................................................................................143
30. Lawnmower..............................................................................................149
31. Lawnmower Saddle ...................................................................................153
32. Lawnmower Descent via Lawnmower Saddle ............................................158
Contents vii
0 Kilometers 25 N
Overview
0 Miles 25
95 H–I
46–47
48
39–41
42–45
Beatty
Gold Center
374
Coyote
168
Springs
95
93
Amargosa
N Valley Mercury
C E
A V
LIF AD
ORA Indian Springs
NI
A
95
Crystal
Crystal
Scranton
Cold Creek Corn Creek
156
190
15
Ryan
Death Valley F
G
Junction
Charleston
127 Peak 573
Badwater
Pahrump
95 147
599
372 RED ROCK Las Vegas
Evelyn NCAAPTANIORYNKOANL 612
215
Las Vegas
Paradise 564 Bay
178 Mountain 33–35 515 582
160 Springs D 23–29 215Henderson 12–19 A–C 20
Enterprise
NWOIPLADHE RRNAENSGSE 36–38 30–32 146 22 1–4 7–10 A
AREA N R
Shoshone Calvada E 21 5–6 BoCuitldyerEVIZ
Springs 11 A O
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viii Contents
0 Kilometers 25 N
Overview
0 Miles 25
95 H–I
46–47
48
39–41
42–45
Beatty
Gold Center
374
Coyote
168
Springs
95
93
Amargosa
N Valley Mercury
C E
A V
LIF AD
ORA Indian Springs
NI
A
95
Crystal
Crystal
Scranton
Cold Creek Corn Creek
156
190
15
Ryan
Death Valley F
G
Junction
Charleston
127 Peak 573
Badwater
Pahrump
95 147
599
372 RED ROCK Las Vegas
Evelyn NCAAPTANIORYNKOANL 612
215
Las Vegas
Paradise 564 Bay
178 Mountain 33–35 515 582
160 Springs D 23–29 215Henderson 12–19 A–C 20
Enterprise
NWOIPLADHE RRNAENSGSE 36–38 30–32 146 22 1–4 7–10 A
AREA N R
Shoshone Calvada E 21 5–6 BoCuitldyerEVIZ
Springs 11 A O
D N
A A

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165 orad
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