Las Vegas Area Trails
Mission: To Systematically Explore and Video Document
Every Wilderness Area Within 100 Miles of Las Vegas
Wilderness Windows Below
(Select Area, Then Click Through to Individual Trails and Wilderness Routes)
Western Las Vegas Area Trails & Wilderness Exploration
Las Vegas Metro Area Trails & Wilderness Exploration
Eastern Las Vegas Area Trails & Wilderness Exploration
Northern Las Vegas Area Trails & Wilderness Exploration
Southern Las Vegas Area Trails & Wilderness Exploration
Outliers
Mt. Charleston Summit
Las Vegas Area Trails is a site created especially for you if:
- You’re a wilderness explorer at heart and love hiking, climbing or especially trail running.
- You live in or near Las Vegas, Nevada or visit Las Vegas often.
- You feel that a drive of up to 3 hours from Las Vegas is worth it if you end up in an astonishingly beautiful wilderness area.
- You can no longer experience adventures like these, so a virtual video tour would be a great joy.
- You want to achieve your optimal health and help others to do so.
David Smith, a long time trail runner, moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2016 and fell in love with the wilderness areas around Las Vegas. In his first 3 years he mostly explored the Mt. Charleston area, Red Rock National Park and Death Valley National Park. Beginning in November of 2018, he began to systematically explore new trails and wilderness areas – some largely uncharted. He created LasVegasAreaTrails.com to document his adventures while inviting others to explore these wilderness areas.
Return often to get ideas for your next wilderness adventure. A new trail adventure page will appear each week on this expanding wilderness website.
Bristlecone Pine
Mummy Mt. Summit
Most Recent Adventures
August 6, 2022
Mummy’s Toe Loop (Cougar Ridge Tr > Mummy’s Knees > Mummy’s Toe > Mummy Springs > Raintree > Fletcher Peak)
July 23, 2022
Lee & Charleston Peaks via Lee Canyon Mid-Ridge
July 16, 2022
Lee Peak Summit via Lee Canyon Mid Ridge
Projected Adventures: Future Summers
Mummy Mountain Head from Lee Canyon
Mummy Summit from Lee Canyon
Lee Peak from Lee Canyon
Sisters in Lee Canyon
Mack’s Peak
McFarland Peak
Sexton Ridge to Griffith Peak
Charleston Peak Summit from Cathedral Rock
Fletcher Peak/Cockscomb Ridge Circuit
Six-Peak Spring Mountains Circuit
Mt. Whitney, CA
Projected Adventures Future Winters
Devil’s Race Track by Mountain Bike, Death Valley
Southern Death Valley
Southern Panamint Range
Additional Death Valley Destinations
Big Dune on Hwy 95
Additional Lake Mead Destinations
Valley of Fire Circuit
Muddy Mountains
Blue Diamond Mountain Area
Projected Adventures: Future Spring/Fall
Rainbow Mts Upper Crest Ridgeline Overview
Indecision Peak
Mt. Wilson
Rainbow Mountain
Bridge Mt.
Mud Springs Loop
Ridge Above Skye Canyon
Summerlin Ridge and Peak
Cliff Shadows Open Desert Park Area
Cliff Shadows Trigono Hills Park Area
Kyle Canyon to Red Rock over La Madre Mountain
La Madre Mountain Summit (South, East, West)
Legendary La Madre Mountain Loop (East to West)
El Bastardo Mountain (La Madre Mt. Wilderness)
Damsel Peak South Approach
Western Cliffs Ridgeline to Summit
Southeastern Summit Approach from Hwy 160
Anniversary Ridge (Muddy Mountains)
Sheep Peak
Hayford Peak
Sheep Range Grand Crossing
Sheep Range End-to-End
Juniper Peak
Ice Box Canyon
Pine Creek Canyon
White Rock Mt. Redo
Gold Butte National Monument
Virgin Peak
Mormon Peak
Red Cliffs NCA
Dixie National Forest
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
Great Basin National Park
Kingston Peak
Do You Have the Heart of An Explorer? (take this test)
1) Do you tend to explore a mountain you see, then later consult a map to find out where you were vs. consulting a map before entering the area?
2) Do you feel more at home, safe and at peace in a wilderness area miles from the nearest human than you feel in an urban setting?
3) Do you navigate by the sky, the terrain, surrounding landmarks, faint tracks and gut feelings vs. referring to maps and electronic devices?
4) Does it sometimes seem to others that you’re a bit careless and irresponsible, although you yourself feel confident in the numerous hidden safety measures and precautions you employ while navigating wilderness areas?
5) Does it sometimes take numerous trips to reach a destination or summit because you’re discovering potential routes as you go? However, by the time you reach the goal you know the entire mountain like your own living room?
6) Do you feel by the time you’ve explored an entire wilderness area that you could be landed there by helicopter, blindfolded, yet still easily find your way around and out? And that this would be great fun?
7) Do you feel that the boundary between yourself and the wilderness has dissolved, and it’s hard to say where you end and the wilderness begins?
If you answered “yes” to these questions, you likely have the heart of an explorer!
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