Mormon Well Trail
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 30.66 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,833 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,457 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,657 ft
- TrailRank
-
71
4.7
- Min elevation
- 2,844 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 3684
- Uploaded
- September 14, 2013
near Corn Creek (historical), Nevada (United States)
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Itinerary description
Mormon Well Trail is a beautiful trail whose only downfall is that the road has been irreparably damaged by flash floods at about the 30 mile point and it is doubtful that it will ever be repaired. The damage does not even allow the passage of motorcycles.
The first few miles are smooth dirt roads that are well cared for. The next 15 miles are fairly rough requiring very good tires, but is easily transversed by motorcycles or 4x4. Near the end of the trail is a beautiful camping area with restrooms. The campground is above 6000 feet so it is quite pleasant in the middle of summer. Large pine trees abound.
This trail is so close to Las Vegas that it allows a quick afternoon wilderness trip for the entire family to enjoy.
The first few miles are smooth dirt roads that are well cared for. The next 15 miles are fairly rough requiring very good tires, but is easily transversed by motorcycles or 4x4. Near the end of the trail is a beautiful camping area with restrooms. The campground is above 6000 feet so it is quite pleasant in the middle of summer. Large pine trees abound.
This trail is so close to Las Vegas that it allows a quick afternoon wilderness trip for the entire family to enjoy.
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My2Wheels Group
A "My2Wheels" group that I met at the start of the trip. I met them again at the end of the trip.
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Good write up, solid info!
I did this trail today on my Yamaha Super Tenere. Very nice trail. Signs are great and never leave you guessing. The road is in great condition now and goes all the way through to Hwy 93.
I made a complete loop out of it starting from Ann road headed north on Hwy 95, east across Mormon Wells road to Hwy 93 south to Hwy 15 south back to Vegas. Great ride !
I'm glad you enjoyed it. And thanks for the info on the road fix.
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Easy to follow
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Varied terrain but not difficult. The more difficult spots are near the end and thats mostly loose sand and rocks.
Update for above: I moved out here March 2015. It seems everything out here is loose sand and rocks.
A 4 minute video of random parts of the trail:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjpIUXNkAU4&t=2s
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Easy to follow
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Moderate
Lots of loose gravel and rocks