In this episode I ride the Dead Horse Loop trail in a 15 mile scenic route through the Cottonwood Valley, trail region of Nevada. This trail is about 30 minutes from the famous Las Vegas strip. The climb is long and mostly gradual, including some doubletrack to keep the excitement at bay at times. This is the kind of trail that grows on you the farther you get into it.

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* The Dead Horse Loop Trail is not actually a loop in itself. You must combine other trails make a the loop. During the making of this video I took several different routes on the return which I have listed below.

Begin riding from Late Night Parking west through the 3rd tunnel to the south side of Hwy. 160 on doubletrack. Boring desert riding for the first couple miles but before you know you're riding through fun scenic terrain. A couple more short doubletrack sections (watch closely for the turns back to singletrack) and you are presented with Satan's Escalator....a series of switchbacks on a steep climb. Mortals walk most of Satan's Escalator but e-bikes don't have to. At the top take the Dead Horse Loop (SW) trail which will lead you to Wilson's Tank Overlook. This is where all the spectacular views of the Las Vegas strip are. Finally, follow the Dead Horse Loop Trail north towards a thrilling descent called 3 Mile Smile. At the top of 3 Mile Smile the Dead Horse Loop Trail ends, but lot's more fun awaits you. You can bomb down 3 Mile Smile almost the whole way back to the Late Night Trail head, or take the Techno Trail (Black Diamond) or take Badger Pass (Green).

- Techno Trail Video: [ Ссылка ]
- 3 Mile Smile Video: [ Ссылка ]

=TRAILS RIDDEN ON THIS ROUTE:=
- My Dead Horse Loop Trail Route (return using 3 Mile Smile to Badger Pass): [ Ссылка ]


=FOR VIDEO NERDS:= I started riding this trail back in October 2022 and it took 6 rides of this trail (10 hours of raw video) to make this 5 min video.
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If you have questions about this trip/ride please feel free to ask them in the comments.

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