June 18, 2009
Why is the River Mountains Loop Trail involved with National Trails
Day Celebration?
The RMT Partnership Advisory Council is nearing the end of a fifteen year
process to put the River Mountains Loop Trail on the ground. We will finish
up the last few pieces of the trail bed over
the next 18 months to 24 months. (We will have a lot of work to do after
the trail is down, like information kiosk, signage, secondary trails to the RML
trail, etc.) However this is time to celebrate our work.
The RMT PAC will be using this years National Trails Day Celebration to announce
the completion date in 2010 of the RML Trail. We have planned events to be
held at Railroad Pass Casino, Boulder City and Henderson. More of these
activities and events will be announced on
during the National Trails Day Celebration.
Come celebrate the trail!
May 28, 2009
The RMLT section five pedestrian bridge has been installed!! This
segment of the trail should be opening in 45 days. Picture by Jim
Holland. Click on picture to enlarge.
Additional pictures from Jim Holland and Gary Zupanic can be
found on the RML trail blog.
Click here.
May 27, 2009
The RMLT pedestrian bridge has been scheduled to be installed
tonight Wednesday (May 27, 2009). The bridge will be located on Cascata
Drive near US 95. The bridge work will begin when the golf course has
closed for the day. This bridge when finished will parallel the nearby
railroad tracks (and some say the RMLT bridge is a bigger bridge than the
railroad bridge??). The bridge span is 163 feet.
Earlier mentions of the bridge span where incorrect at 100 feet and 150 feet.
This section of the trail is expected to take another 45 days (late
July early August) to complete with additional rock walls, berms and trail
work yet to be completed. When finished, you will be able to walk or
bike from the Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino to the Nevada State Veterans
Home.
Last night the Boulder City Council awarded a contract for the
construction of the piece of trial from the Nevada State Veterans Home to the
existing River Mountains Loop Trail located in the bottom of the Hemenway
Valley Wash Multi-Use Concrete Flood Control Channel.
May 13, 2009
An interesting article has been added to the trail blog. Click on the
picture to go to the rest of the article.
"Between trail mile marker 4.5 and 5.0 you
will see new
High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV)
towers within Southern Nevada Water Authority's' (SNWA)
River Mountains Water Treatment Facility.
These units will generate approximately .208 Mega-Watts to help meet SNWA
power needs. SNWA is committed to generate 20% percent of its energy needs
through renewable resources by 2015, which parallels NV Energy's Renewable
Energy Portfolio Standards."
April 24, 2009
Proposed River Mountains Loop Trail kiosk display signs. The picture
on the left features a "Headed to Henderson"
theme, the picture on the right
features a "Railroad Pass Casino" theme. (Click to enlarge the picture.) When
these panels are approved and funded, they will be added to the kiosks on the
River Mountains Loop Trail.
April 24, 2009
Follow this link to see a piece of the new 150 foot pedestrian bridge on
the ground next to where it will be installed. This picture is posted on
the River Mountains Loop Trail blog.
Click here.
April 24, 2009
Follow this link to see a picture of the new trail logo mileage buttons
(installed) on a trail monument. The picture is posted on the River
Mountains Loop Trail blog.
Click here.
March 23, 2009
Segment Five Good News - Bad News.
Good News. The pedestrian bridge foundation has begun at Cascata
Drive near US 95. This bridge when finished will parallel the railroad
tracks (and bridge shown in the background) and provide a bridge for walkers and riders.
The bridge span will be
over 100 feet and will become the largest bridge on the RML Trail. Click
the picture for a larger image.
Bad News. The contractor working on segment five has asked for
an additional ninety days to complete this part of the trail. We
had hoped that segment 5 would be opened by June 2009. We now hope this segment will open by August 2009.
Pieces of segment five have been finished, but they are "a trail to
nowhere." See below. Click the picture for a larger image.
The picture was taken looking west towards Railroad Pass.
March 14, 2009
River Mountains Loop Trail Cleanup – March 21, 2009
Volunteers needed for the following shift: 8:00 am-noon at
Equestrian Park
Click on the pictures to enlarge.
Go to the link to download a PDF file to your
printer. The downloaded files are nine (9) megabytes each. (Big,
big, big files.)
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Construction!
While the entire River Mountains Loop Trail will not be complete for several
years (2010), individual segments will be dedicated each year. We hope that in traveling the Trail you will have a safe and enjoyable trip which respects the
beauty and sensitivity of the desert environment. Use the
links on the left side of this page to find the sections of the trail
that are now open.
The Trail
The River Mountains Loop Trail, approximately 35 miles in
length, will surround the River Mountains connecting Lake Mead
National Recreation Area, Hoover Dam, Henderson, Boulder City and the
rest of the Las Vegas Valley, expanding recreational and alternative
transportation opportunities for the region’s growing population.
In many sections of the trail, the trail will be 24 feet wide
with a twelve foot paved trail for hikers and bikers and a second
trail for horses with a third trail for mountain bikers.
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Contact Information
We invite you to join in Building, Supporting, and Using the
River Mountains Loop Trail. For more information, please contact any of
the following partner agencies:
