5 Secret Hikes You Might Not Know About

Here are five secret hikes that you probably haven't done. You will want to do these hikes after reading this article. These hikes are located in Red Rock Canyon, just 20 miles west of Las Vegas, NV.

1. Lost Creek Peak via the Ridge Route
This is a crazy hike with tons of class 4 scrambling. It features the amazing Graffiti Traverse!  Check out the video below. This is a long hike.
Stats:
Distance: 6 miles (no trail at all)
Elevation gain: 2,100 feet
Elevation peak: 6,644 feet
Time: 6 to 7 hours
Difficulty: 4
Class: 4/5

2. Tunnel Vision Peak via the Original Route
After years of hikers abandoning this hike, it's back. We found a work-around the bees, which makes the hike even better! Lot's of ropes on this route and they are needed.
Stats:
Distance: 4 miles - Up and back
Elevation gain: 1,700 feet
Elevation peak: 6,100 feet
Time: 5 to 6 hours 
Difficulty: 3
Class: 5 with ropes

One of the many climbs on this route.

3. The Stealth Range
If you have hiked in Black Velvet Canyon, you have seen these awesome looking pinnacles. At times they seem to disappear and then reappear. Each pinnacle is mind blowing. Come prepared with ropes and a harness. There are at least three raps. 
Stats:
Distance: 7 miles - Up and back
Elevation gain: 2,507 feet
Elevation peaks: ~6,100 feet
Time: 6 to 7 hours 
Difficulty: 4
Class: 4

4. South Summit of Mt. Wilson
This summit is different than Mt. Wilson. It has a cool ledge just below the summit that looks straight down 2,000 feet into the void. The route first travels to White Pinnacle Peak, one of the best summits in Red Rock, but you already know this!
Stats:
Distance: 8 miles — up and back
Elevation gain: 3,064 feet
Elevation of peak: 6,791 feet 
Time: 6 to 8 hours - Up and back
Difficulty: 5
Class: 4

South Summit of Mt. Wilson

5. Walk Up Wall
This route goes through the amazing Gunsight Notch before scaling an intimidating wall to the summit. Once at the summit you are looking at the upper part of Rainbow Wall. 
Stats:
Distance: 7.5 miles – round trip
Elevation gain: 2,550 feet
Elevation peak: 6,660 feet 
Time: 5 to 6 hours
Difficulty: 4
Class: 4 (very exposed)

Climbing to Walk Up Wall

2 Smart Ways to Do These Hikes

​These hikes are very hard to follow. There's no signs, no trails to the summits. There's only one hiking group that does these hike and that's the 52 Peak Club.
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If you are the type that likes to do these hikes with your hiking buddies, then you can become a VIP of this website where you can download the step by step directions with GPS waypoints.
​Note: The Stealth Range is not available for download at this time. 
All of these routes were found by the 52 Peak Club.