COWBOY TRAILS

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The cowboy trails might just be the best scenic trails in the Vegas area. The trails are fairly new compared to the other local trails. This trail system has by far the steepest longest climb of all the local trails and also has the infamous "BONESHAKER" trail. To get to these trails park at the trail head of "cowboy trail rides" located on HWY. 159. From west las vegas take the charleston/215. Follow charleston to the RED ROCK NCA and you will see the trailhead to the east side of the road. From Henderson and South end of Vegas take the HWY. 160 to Blue Diamond(159) and follow 159 until you get to theRED ROCK area. Trail head is to your right(east.)

What to expect.

The cowboy trails really only have one way of going up. From the trail head go South(your right) from the wooden fence. Take this beast of a climb up into fossil canyon And stay to the right(you can shave some time by taking the dirt road at the top of fossil canyon). There are quite a few trail crossings so you can get confused if first riding the area. Reference the MAP for details. All the trails have numerous "step ups", tight rocky techy parts, and riding on "the edge" of a cliff tid bits. Some of the trails are not well ridden and are full of numerous cacti and desert plants. The DH runs here are comparable to bootleg canyon but, i would consider them a lot more "outback" style. They are not as well maintained and are very loose and rocky. If you are from low lands bring an extra set of lungs for these trails. If you ride at higher elevations you should be ok for the elevation change. Over all, if you don't mind a pretty techy climb for a superb DH experience you shouldn't pass up these trails!


Check out the map here.

Check out some ride Pics here!

 

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