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Wild Horse Trailhead
Hiking Around Las Vegas, Mojave National Preserve
Wild Horse Spur Trail
Wild Horse Spur Trail
Wild Horse Trailhead (view W)

Overview

Wild Horse Trailhead is a sandy parking lot along the south end of Wild Horse Road in the mouth of a broad canyon with volcanic mountains all around.

Wild Horse Trailhead provides access the Wild Horse Spur Trail, which is an alternate start (or end) to the Barber Peak Loop Trail and the Hole-in-the-Wall to Mid Hills Trail.

Link to trailhead map.

Wild Horse Spur Trail
Wild Horse Trailhead (view NE)

Getting to the Trailhead

This hike is located in Mojave National Preserve, about 2 hours south of Las Vegas.

From town, drive down to Mojave National Preserve and the Hole-in-the-Wall Visitor Center (Table 1, Site 0502), which is about 85 miles south of Las Vegas. From the Visitor Center, drive back out to Black Canyon Road (Site 0836), turn right and drive south for 0.25 miles to Wild Horse Road (Site 1267). Turn right onto the graded Wild Horse Road and drive west for about 1.1 miles to the trailhead parking area (Site 1268), which is on the north (right) side of the road. Park here; this is the trailhead.

Wild Horse Trailhead
Sign along Wild Horse Road westbound (view NW)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Wild Horse Road approaching Wild Horse Trailhead (view W)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Wild Horse Road at Wild Horse Trailhead (view W)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Wild Horse Trailhead (view N from Wild Horse Road)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Wild Horse Trailhead parking (view N)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Wild Horse Trailhead signs (view N)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Wild Horse Trailhead information sign (view N)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Trail map on Wild Horse Trailhead information sign (view N)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Wild Horse Trail begins right of the information sign (view NE)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Symbol sign (view N)
Wild Horse Spur Trail
Before the symbol sign faded, it was easier to read (view N)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Box on a post several yards up the trail (view N)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Box with trail brochures (view NW)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Trail runs parallel to erosion ditch (view NW)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Returning to the Wild Horse Trailhead (view S)
Wild Horse Trailhead
Returning to the Wild Horse Trailhead (view SW)

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

Site Location UTM Easting UTM Northing Latitude (N) Longitude (W) Elevation (ft) Verified
0502 Hole-in-the-Wall Visitor Center 646403 3878704 35.04221 115.39490 4,260 Yes
0836 Black Cyn Rd at Hole-Wall Rd 646860 3878671 35.04184 115.38989 4,213 Yes
1267 Black Cyn Rd at Wild Horse Rd 646945 3878305 35.03853 115.38903 4,153 Yes
1268 Wild Horse Trailhead 645313 3878094 35.03687 115.40695 4,216 Yes

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