Mountain Biking Las Vegas and Southern Nevada: A Guide to the Area’s Greatest Off-Road Bicycle Rides PDF
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Mountain Biking Las Vegas and Southern Nevada HELP US KEEP THIS GUIDE UP TO DATE Every effort has been made by the author and editors to make this guide as accurate and useful as possible. However, many things can change after a guide is published—trails are rerouted, regulations change, techniques evolve, facilities come under new management, etc. We would appreciate hearing from you concerning your experiences with this guide and how you feel it could be improved and kept up to date. While we may not be able to respond to all comments and suggestions, we’ll take them to heart, and we’ll also make certain to share them with the author. Please send your comments and suggestions to the following address: Globe Pequot Reader Response/Editorial Department 246 Goose Lane Guilford, CT 06437 Or you may e- mail us at: editorial@falcon .com Thanks for your input, and happy trails! MMoouunnttaaiinn BBiikkiinngg LLaass VVeeggaass aanndd SSoouutthheerrnn NNeevvaaddaa A Guide to the Area’s Greatest Off- Road Bicycle Rides Paul W. Papa iii FALCONGGUUIIDDEESS® An imprint of Globe Pequot Falcon and FalconGuides are registered trademarks and Make Adventure Your Story is a trademark of Rowman & Littlefield. Distributed by NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK Copyright © 2017 by Rowman & Littlefield Photos by Paul W. Papa unless otherwise noted. Maps by Melissa Baker © Rowman & Littlefield All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review. 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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 D N A A Tecopa NWOIPLSAADOHREU ERRTANAHENSGSE SVaanlldeyy Goodsprings River o 165 orad ol C 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 Tecopa NWOIPLSAADOHREU ERRTANAHENSGSE SVaanlldeyy Goodsprings River o 165 orad ol C
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