22 mi / Approx. 7,713 > 11,918ft
**Some Trail > Mostly Wilderness**
30 mi / Approx. 10,000ft Total Elevation Gain
**Some Trails, Some Wilderness**
(Includes Harris Mt., Griffith Peak, Charleston Peak, Lee Peak…still needs Mummy Mt., Fetcher Peak)
35 mi Circuit/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,920ft
**Some Trail, Some Wilderness**
18 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,520ft
**Mostly Wilderness**
30-40 Miles, 5000ft Elevation Gain
15 mi | 12 hours | 3,000ft Altitude Gain
**Half Trails, Half Wilderness**
Approx. 15-Mile Loop | 7,000 – 11,060ft
**Half Trails, Half Wilderness**
Approx. 5-6 mi | 7,000 – 10,014ft
**Some Trails, Mostly Wilderness**
Approx. 28 mi.
**Good Trails/Sketchy Trails/Wilderness**
Glenn M. is a regular viewer of LasVegasAreaTrails YouTube channel. He’s a wilderness explorer very much in the spirit of LasVegasAreaTrails.com. Glenn records his adventures using the Relive app which traces his adventure route on video.
13 mi | 7hr, 22min | 6788ft Altitude Gain/Loss
**Mostly Wilderness**
16.4 mi | 13hr, 20min | 17,352ft Altitude Gain/Loss
**Mostly Wilderness**
17 mi | 11hr, 20min | 3,000ft Elevation Gain; Overall Elevation Gain: 6,000ft+
**Some Good Trails; Some Faint Trails; Some Pathless Wilderness**
10.5 mi | 6hr, 29min | Gain 2,000ft, Loss 3,500ft
**Mostly Wilderness**
When you have accomplished one of these or a similar Las Vegas Area Legendary Wilderness Adventure…
Submit your adventure description, video and images to DavidSmith@LasVegasAreaTrails.com
If your adventure meets the above criteria for a Las Vegas Area Wilderness Adventure, we’d be overjoyed to feature it!
Note: Your content needs to be unique…not a copy of content featured elsewhere on the web.
Six-Peak Summit Circuit: Harris Mt; Griffith Peak; Charleston Peak; Lee Peak; Mummy Mt; Fletcher Peak
Rainbow Mountains Upper Crest Ridgeline End to End (Highway 16o to Willow Spring in Red Rock Canyon)
Kyle Canyon Over El Bastardo to Willow Spring in Red Rock Canyon
Up Wilson Ridge to Harris Mt.; Cross Over to Griffith Peak; Descend Sexton Ridge. Start & End Point: Lovell Canyon Campground Area
La Madre Mountains Cliffs from Willow Spring Area in Red Rock Canyon to El Padre, Then Damsel Peak, Descend to Calico Basin Kraft Mountain Area
Willow Spring in Red Rock Canyon to Griffith Peak
Lee Canyon to Pahrump
Valley of Fire State Park Perimeter
Death Valley Grand Crossing from Telescope Peak to Dante’s View
Fossil Ridge from West End at Mormon Well Road to East End at Las Vegas Range
Sheep Range Grand Crossing from Cow Camp Road, Over Sheep Peak and Hayford Peak, Then Down to Pine Nut Road.
Sheep Range North to South
Gass Peak West to East
Arizona’s Black Mountains North to South
Old Arrowhead Road from Valley of Fire to Salt Lake City (multi-day adventure)
David Smith has devoted the better part of one day each week over the past 20 years to experiencing a mountain trail running adventure. He began in the Pacific Northwest with the Columbia Gorge and Cascade Mountains; then moved to Southern California and experienced the Angeles Crest mountains; then the Northeast where he experienced the Hudson River Valley and Minnewaska; finally in 2016 to Las Vegas where he is experiencing and documenting Red Rock Canyon, the Spring Mountains (Mt. Charleston area), Death Valley and beyond!
Return often to experience one new adventure each week! From the home page scroll to “Most Recent Adventures“. More about David Smith…
The trail adventures on this website require proper conditioning, preparation and safety precautions. There are many factors beyond our control including weather conditions, unstable ground, loose rocks, insects and snakes, people you may encounter, your own level of physical conditioning, the potential of getting lost just to mention a few. While this site offers guidance, helpful tips, direction and training, the reader assumes full responsibility for whatever may occur during their trail adventure. Have fun and be safe!