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Lake Mead Overlook – Hoover Dam loop from Lake Las Vegas

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United States

Nevada

Clark County

Lake Mead Overlook – Hoover Dam loop from Lake Las Vegas

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(2389)

6,358

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Lake Mead Overlook – Hoover Dam loop from Lake Las Vegas

05:09

78.2km

1,080m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 30, 2026

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Lake Mead National Recreation Area

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22.3 km

Railroad Tunnel Trail

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The Railroad Tunnel Trail sits on miles of old railroad track that connected Las Vegas to Boulder City, eventually all the way to Hoover Dam. There are 5 tunnels located along the trail and are approximately 300 feet in length & 25 feet wide. They were designed to fit large equipment being transported to Hoover Dam.

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24.5 km

View of Lake Mead

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Lakeview Overlook offers great views of Lake Mead and also makes for a nice turn around point. There is another viewpoint above the trail that can be accessed from the parking lot off Highway 93.

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25.0 km

Lake Mead Overlook

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If you visit the Hoover Dam, you should definitely take in the view of Mead Lake on the way back!

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27.2 km

Welcome to Nevada sign

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You drive from Boulder City, Nevada to Lake Mead, more precisely to the Hoover Dam. However, this is already in Arizona. That's why the sign is halfway back.

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27.6 km

Lake Mead water level

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Normally, this wouldn't be a highlight. But for one thing, this water level has been like this for years, and for another, it's a testament to how water is managed here.

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28.0 km

Colorado River Below the Dam

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This is the view of the Colorado River gorge after the dam

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28.6 km

Hoover Dam

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The massive dam was built between 1930 and 1935 with the main purpose of providing controlled water delivery to the surrounding states of Arizona, Nevada and California and to generate electricity. The dam was named after the 31st President of the USA: Herbert C. Hoover.

The dam has 17 turbine-driven generators and delivers more than half of the 2,080 megawatts of energy produced to Southern California. Depending on how much water is retained by the dam, the Colorado River has a coffee-brown color, since sediments are stirred up when the water level is high. If more water is held back, the river is almost clear and has a turquoise blue color.

From the higher parking areas you have a nice walk down and you get a good view over the area.

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