Lake Mead Hikes
All hikes are FREE to download! The hikes are divided into: Easy - Moderate - Advanced
Class 1 - walking; Class 2 -hands used for balance;
Best season to hike: Winter
Class 1 - walking; Class 2 -hands used for balance;
Best season to hike: Winter
Easy Hikes
Anniversary Narrows
Anniversary Narrows - Closed Indefinitely
Type of hike: Trail
Difficulty: 1 out of 5
Elevation gain: 200 feet
Distance: 2 miles - round trip
Class:2
Time: 1 - 2 hours
Children: Yes
Special Attractions: The Narrows is something that has to be seen. It's 150 yards in length cutting right through the middle of a mountain. It's made by nature, not man. $10 per car to enter Lake Mead National Recreation Area if you don't' have a national park pass.
Type of hike: Trail
Difficulty: 1 out of 5
Elevation gain: 200 feet
Distance: 2 miles - round trip
Class:2
Time: 1 - 2 hours
Children: Yes
Special Attractions: The Narrows is something that has to be seen. It's 150 yards in length cutting right through the middle of a mountain. It's made by nature, not man. $10 per car to enter Lake Mead National Recreation Area if you don't' have a national park pass.
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Arizona Hot Spring
Arizona Hot Springs
Type of hike: Trail and bouldering
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 586 feet
Distance: 5.6 miles - round trip
Class: 2
Time: 4 hours
Children: No
Special Attractions: You hike down White Rock Canyon with 100 foot walls to a natural hot springs. You'll drive past Hoover Dam.
Type of hike: Trail and bouldering
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 586 feet
Distance: 5.6 miles - round trip
Class: 2
Time: 4 hours
Children: No
Special Attractions: You hike down White Rock Canyon with 100 foot walls to a natural hot springs. You'll drive past Hoover Dam.
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Liberty Bell Arch
Type of hike: Trail Difficulty: 2 out of 5 Elevation gain: 800 feet Distance: 6 miles - round trip Class:2 Time: 3 - 4 hours Children: Yes Special Attractions: Thousands of years of wind have formed an arch through conglomerate rock. If that wasn’t enough, the lunch spot overlooks the Colorado River.
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Red and Black Mtn
Red and Black Mtn
Type of hike: Trail
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 1,065 feet
Distance: 5.6 miles - round trip
Class:2
Time: 3 - 4 hours
Children: Yes
Special Attractions: Great views of Las Vegas and Lake Mead.
Type of hike: Trail
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 1,065 feet
Distance: 5.6 miles - round trip
Class:2
Time: 3 - 4 hours
Children: Yes
Special Attractions: Great views of Las Vegas and Lake Mead.
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Moderate Hikes
Lone Palm
Lone Palm
Type of hike: Trail and bouldering
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 1100 feet
Distance: 6 miles - round trip
Class: 3
Time: 4 hours
Children: No
Special Attractions: Hike to the Colorado
River where a hidden waterfall and a lone
palm hide.
Type of hike: Trail and bouldering
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 1100 feet
Distance: 6 miles - round trip
Class: 3
Time: 4 hours
Children: No
Special Attractions: Hike to the Colorado
River where a hidden waterfall and a lone
palm hide.
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Northshore Peak
Northshore Peak
Type of hike: Scrambling
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 1,300 feet
Distance: 4 miles - round trip
Class: 3
Time: 3 - 4 hours
Children: No
Special Attractions: The best peak around Lake Mead.
Type of hike: Scrambling
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 1,300 feet
Distance: 4 miles - round trip
Class: 3
Time: 3 - 4 hours
Children: No
Special Attractions: The best peak around Lake Mead.
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Fortification Hill
Fortification Hill
Type of hike: Scrambling
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 1200 feet
Distance: 6 miles - round trip
Class: 2
Time: 3 - 4 hours
Children: No
Special Attractions: Best views of any peak in southern Nevada.
Type of hike: Scrambling
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 1200 feet
Distance: 6 miles - round trip
Class: 2
Time: 3 - 4 hours
Children: No
Special Attractions: Best views of any peak in southern Nevada.
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Cleopatra Wash
Cleopatra Wash
Type of hike: Scrambling
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 800 feet
Distance: 6 miles - round trip
Class: 2
Time: 3 - 4 hours
Children: No
Special Attractions: Hike to a seclude cove on Lake Mead.
Type of hike: Scrambling
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Elevation gain: 800 feet
Distance: 6 miles - round trip
Class: 2
Time: 3 - 4 hours
Children: No
Special Attractions: Hike to a seclude cove on Lake Mead.
| cleopatras_wash.pdf |