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From South Canyon to Hollow Rock Peak Bench |
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South Canyon Bike Trail |
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Mountains to west of Mt. Potosi |
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Hiking Bike Trail |
This is the second time that the Around the Bend Friends have done the South Canyon Bike Trail Point to Point or Top to Bottom. It is a fun trail to do and a good one to do on a weekend when the Red Rock Canyon NCA is busy with visitors and tourists. Thirteen hikers came together at the Late Night Trailhead and shuttled up to the Mountain Springs Pass Trailhead. As you will see from the elevation graph below, the hike is virtually all downhill with the exception of one small ascent located below the Hollow Rock Peak bench to the north. The trail begins on an old utility road that parallels SR 160 heading east. Soon, a bike trail forks off to the left and then, again, to the left at the bottom of a hill. This bike trail was constructed a few years ago and we have been using it to aid in the climbing of Hollow Rock Peak. On this hike, we passed the cut-off for the Hollow Rock Peak route and continue on the bike trail. Our trail crossed another abandoned dirt road and passed a large pointy rock as it dipped down and back up to junction with two other utility roads.
Stats: 6 miles; +210' gain; -1686' loss; 3.25 hours
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Enjoying the Humor |
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Las Vegas Strip from bike Trail |
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North Cottonwood Valley from desert Crossing |
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