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Lake Mead Rail Road Bike Ride route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
Nevada

Lake Mead Rail Road Bike Ride

Boulder City, Nevada

16.2 mi

Distance

2,943 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Lake Mead Rail Road Bike Ride is an out-and-back trail in Clark County, Nevada. It is 16 miles long. The nearest town is Henderson, Nevada, about 7 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:373 ft
Max:536 ft
Gain:897 ft
Loss:897 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 373 ft and 536 ft across 25.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.373 ft427 ft482 ft536 ft0.0 mi6.3 mi12.5 mi18.8 mi25.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi383 ft
High point8.3 mi536 ft
End25.1 mi383 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Henderson, NV · about 7 mi away
County:
Clark County, NV

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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Difficulty: Easy0.2 mi26 ftelevation gain Point to Point

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