Hiking Southern Nevada

By Branch Whitney and Huntington Press

Lake Mead Area - Northern Hikes

Distance: 5.2 mile round trip

Elevation Change:    100 feet

Difficulty:    1

The trail follows the right-of-way of a railroad built in 1931 to bring supplies for the construction Hoover Dam. Part of the trail was used in the film The Gauntlet for a scene in the Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke, riding a motorcycle, are being chased by a helicopter.

January 29, 2003

Nice easy hike with views of Lake Mead and tunnels. I've never saw Lake Mead this color before.

Here's the pics (Click on the picture to see full size):

These are low res pictures.  I can send you higher quality pictures if you want them