The Best Dual-sport Motorcycle Trails in Nevada (United States)

Lucky Strike Mine Lower

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Norleck

Distance

14.84mi

Elevation +

1391f

TrailRank

28

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Not a fast run but not technical either. Loose rock on the north end. A lot of up and down but nothing steep. Ran into a herd of Burros halfway through the run. Seriously, halfway. 7.4 miles in. Ran into a total of 4 poc...

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Jean Dry Lake

Dual-sport Motorcycle

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Jeff Baker

Distance

9.80mi

Elevation +

295f

TrailRank

28

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One of my favorite places to go play. Only a 15 minute ride from the South end of town and the lake itself is hard-packed dirt that taunts you to blast across it as fast as you dare. A popular destination for quads, bugg...

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Anniversary Sandstone Narrows

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

2.75mi

Elevation +

515f

TrailRank

27| 4.67

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Anniversary Sandstone Narrows is a natural formation formed by flash floods and is approximately 30 miles outside of Las Vegas about a mile of Lake Mead Drive. It is approximately a mile off Lake Mead Drive on an unimpro...

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Christmas Tree Pass

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Nick Nickerson

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Distance

16.28mi

Elevation +

1650f

TrailRank

27| 5.0

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An extremely beautiful trail. Very easy for non-4-wheel truck or touring motorcycle. The road is flat and only has some rock obstructions in the second half of the trail. This road can be ridden by anyone with a minimum...

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Burro Washington Trail

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Nick Nickerson

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Distance

13.11mi

Elevation +

459f

TrailRank

27

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This is perhaps the most challenging trail I've EVER been on. Half of all of the motorcycle riders encountered were unable to return and were having to wait for help. All of those disabled had big bikes, were overweight ...

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Radio Tower Rd (Goodsprings)

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Jeff Baker

Distance

3.89mi

Elevation +

1778f

TrailRank

27

A fun diversion if you are in the area with a fantastic view from the top. Keep an eye out for sharp turns and ATV traffic.

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Sandy Valley Goodsprings Trail

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Nick Nickerson

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Distance

12.83mi

Elevation +

1329f

TrailRank

25

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All dirt and rock road. There are numerous side roads the reveal abandoned mines of every description. There is no place to get gas in Sandy Valley.

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Dutchman Pass Fake Mine Trail (Henderson)

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Jeff Baker

Distance

2.00mi

Elevation +

322f

TrailRank

25

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A short side trail off of the main road to a "fake" mine (looks interesting from the trail but actually turns out just to be a five foot hole dug into the side of the hill). Dutchman's Pass itself starts at the Southern ...

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Titus Canyon

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Nick Nickerson

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Distance

59.37mi

Elevation +

8855f

TrailRank

25

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Titus Canyon is a MUST-DO trail. The entrance to Titus canyon is approximately five miles southwest of Beatty, Nevada. It is a one-way road going westerly into Death Valley. The first five miles of the trail is basically...

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Hidden Forest

Dual-sport Motorcycle

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

23.99mi

Elevation +

5069f

TrailRank

25

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The starting point is the Desert National Wildlife building at the end of Desert National Wildlife Range Road. Nearby, the road tee's with Alamo Road. Turn left on Alamo Road and follow it to Hidden Forest Road. Hidden F...

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Opal Mountain Shortcut

Dual-sport Motorcycle

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

13.71mi

Elevation +

682f

TrailRank

25

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Opal Mountain is located several miles NorthEast of Searchlight, Nevada on Cottonwood Cove Road. On the weekends and holidays, there is a charge to get into the area where the root of the trail is located. The trail i...

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Opal Mountain, Nevada

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

21.04mi

Elevation +

1801f

TrailRank

25

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The first half of the trip is very rough for 4x4 but easy for motorcycles. The second half of the trip is smooth for 4x4s but a little more difficult for motorcycles because there is a lot of sand. Fortunately, the sand ...

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Rainbow Garden Road

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Nick Nickerson

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Distance

7.71mi

Elevation +

318f

TrailRank

25

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This description describes a trail that consists of approximately 4 miles of Middle Wash Road and 5 miles of Rainbow Gardens Road. The Middle Wash Road portion is rough but very fast for experienced riders. There are sev...

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Rhyolite

Dual-sport Motorcycle

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

2.24mi

Elevation +

427f

TrailRank

25

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Wikipedia article: "Rhyolite is a ghost town in Nye County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is in the Bullfrog Hills, about 120 miles (190 km) northwest of Las Vegas, near the eastern edge of Death Valley. The town bega...

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Rainbow Gardens offical

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ktm500exc

Distance

8.40mi

Elevation +

469f

TrailRank

24| 4.67

Rainbow Gardens official route. Easy to follow, quick fun ride so close to town. Can have some rocky sections and/or flood damage. Great to do a loop by combining this route with lava butte or Kodachrome rd.

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Black Velvet Rd (Blue Diamond area)

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Jeff Baker

Distance

2.50mi

Elevation +

121f

TrailRank

24

Beautiful, scenic trail that gets you up close and personal with the mountains around Red Rock without paying the entrance fee. Easy enough for normal passenger vehicles as evidenced by the 9 cars in the parking area eve...

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Potosi Wash Power Line Trail (Goodsprings / Sandy Valley area)

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Jeff Baker

Distance

11.39mi

Elevation +

846f

TrailRank

23

There are a handful of trails in the area and this option starts about halfway between Goodsprings and Sandy Valley on State Route 53. The trail starts off in a low-lying wash area that has twisty turns and beautiful sce...

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Goblin Knobs Citizen Inventory Area

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

5.26mi

Elevation +

1591f

TrailRank

23

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This place is in the middle of the middle of nowhere. There is absolutely nothing within 70 miles. NOTHING! With that said, the road is exceptionally smooth for any type of vehicle and is not marked at all. This road is ...

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Delamar Gold Mine

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Nick Nickerson

Distance

13.44mi

Elevation +

1558f

TrailRank

23

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This is a history lesson up close and personal. Most of the road is very well maintained until about two or three miles from Delamar proper when the road turns particularly bad. Only vehicles with very good tires should ...

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Vegas to Pahrump

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Norleck

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Distance

94.15mi

Elevation +

6266f

TrailRank

21

Trail head is 6.3 miles from Blue Diamond Travel Center. First trail Cottonwood Valley is the only difficult section. The rest after Goodsprings is great for adventure bikes though 53 can be a washboard at times. On Exce...

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Crawdad Cove Rd (Lake Mead)

Dual-sport Motorcycle

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Jeff Baker

Distance

2.27mi

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

21

An offshoot of Boxcar Cove that will also get you right on the water. Considering how much traffic this area seems to get, the roughness of the road surprised me. Since it also follows a wash the abundance of deep, loose...

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Bootleg Canyon (Boulder City)

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Jeff Baker

Distance

1.80mi

Elevation +

702f

TrailRank

21

One of my favorite short rides if I am around Boulder City. There is a small rest area and staging area for mountain bikers and hikers at the end of the pavement (if you do either this place is littered with great trails...

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Inspirada Power Line Trail

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Jeff Baker

Distance

4.32mi

Elevation +

154f

TrailRank

19

This is a short trail running East and West between Las Vegas Blvd. and the Inspirada / Anthem Highlands area. Certainly nothing special or exciting about it but if you spend a lot of time riding on the South end of town...

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The M Casino through Sandy Valley and back LOOP

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arx7racer

Distance

125.21mi

Elevation +

7625f

TrailRank

19

Searching for a route around the hills on the eastside. Really large "whoops" on the east side made this "moderate" for me, otherwise it's easy at a slow pace and a definite moderate to difficult depending on speed. Fi...

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Pit Bypass Trail (Jean Dry Lake)

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Jeff Baker

Distance

4.60mi

Elevation +

85f

TrailRank

19

There are no trail markers or names on any of the map services so I named this one after a large open-pit mine nearby. Besides the first half mile or so that is typical desert hard-pan, this was not a very enjoyable trai...

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