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Rings Trailhead (Banshee Canyon Trailhead)
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Rings Trail
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Rings Trailhead serves several trails (view W)

Rings Trailhead

The Rings Trailhead, nestled back in a canyon surrounded by volcanic cliffs, provides access to several trails in the Hole-in-the-Wall area.

Link to trailhead map.

Trails: Banshee Overlook, Banshee Canyon (Rings Trail), Rings Loop Trail, Hole-in-the-Wall to Mid Hills, Barber Peak Loop, and Cactus Garden.

Getting to Rings Trailhead

This hike is located in Mojave National Preserve, about 2 hours south of Las Vegas. From town, drive out to Hole-in-the-Wall Visitor Center (Table 1, Site 0502), which is about 85 miles south of Las Vegas. From the Visitor Center, continue west on Visitor Center Road for a minute or so to the picnic area at the end of the road (Site 0846). Stop at the western-most point on the road. Park here; this is the trailhead.

Rings Trailhead
HITW Road approaching 3-way fork (view NW)
Rings Trailhead
Staying left, HITW Road approaching outhouse
Rings Trailhead
HITW Road approaching Rings Trailhead parking (view W)
Rings Trailhead
Parking on the left (view SW)
Rings Trailhead
Parking straight ahead (view W)
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Rings Trailhead (view W)
Rings Trailhead
Rings Trailhead information signs
Rings Trailhead
Rings Trailhead information signs
Rings Trailhead
Rings Trailhead information signs
Rings Trail
Trail information sign
Rings Trail
Sign about geology
Rings Trail
Sign about local history
Rings Trail
Starting on the Rings Loop Trail
Rings Trailhead
Rings Trail starts heading down the canyon (view W)
Rings Trailhead
Banshee Overlook Trail (view W)
Rings Trailhead
Banshee Overlook Trail (view S from Rings Trailhead)
Rings Trailhead
Cactus Garden Trail (view N)
Rings Trailhead
Cactus Garden Trail (view N)
Rings Trailhead
Picnic tables (view E)
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Banshee Overlook Trail (view S from parking area)

Table 1. Highway Coordinates Based on GPS Data (NAD27; UTM Zone 11S). Download Highway GPS Waypoints (*.gpx) file.

Site # Location Latitude (°N) Longitude (°W) UTM Easting UTM Northing Elevation (feet) Verified
0502 Hole-in-the-Wall Visitor Center 35.0422 115.3949 646403 3878704 4,260 Yes
0846 Hole-in-the-Wall; Rings trailhead 35.0440 115.3973 646180 3878900 4,252 Yes

Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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