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RAILROAD TUNNEL TRAIL
RUNS FROM THE
ALAN BIBLE VISITORS CENTER
TO
HOOVER DAM
• The trail is 4.7 miles long
• It is fairly level
• It has a crushed stone surface
• It goes thru 5 tunnels
• It takes 1 hour 15 minutes at a brisk walk
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Note that the railroad tunnel trail starts just North
of the Alan Bible Visitor Center.
North is to the top of the page.
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Start of the railroad tunnel
trail. Note the Alan Bible
Visitors Center in the top
right of the photo.
Looking South.
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Note the Hoover Dam Lodge on the
hill in the upper left corner of the
background.
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Looking East with the railroad
tunnel trail along the foot of
the mountain.
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Looking back West at the
railroad tunnel trailhead.
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Looking East at the first tunnel.
Note the crushed stone roadbed.
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Looking East at another
tunnel.
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Looking East at the same tunnel
but with the added view of Lake
Mead.
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Looking down and west
from the view point next
to the inspection station
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The end of the railroad tunnel
trail and the start of the trail
thru the BOR property.
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Walking East along the BOR trail. The inspection station
is not shown but it located under the highway bridge.
Note the red and white 18 wheeler on the divided
highway in the background.
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End of the crushed stone
trail. This point is the
intersection for the BOR
police station.
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The trail is going down a
cement walkway to the
parking garage.
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The bypass bridge is shown at the right and the
parking structure at the bottom.
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Concrete switch backs
going down to the
parking structure.
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Another way to start the hike is at the Hoover Dam
Lodge. From the back of the parking lot, just pass
thru the gate and take the left hand trail as shown in
the photo. The helicopter pad is to the left of the
photo.
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The trail below leads down to the railroad
tunnel trail.
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The Hoover Dam Lodge trail is shown in the
background behind my niece’s shoulders. It goes
down and connects with the railroad tunnel trail.
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You can see the Hoover Dam Lodge trail
connecting with the railroad tunnel trail.
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