Historic Railroad Trail
Five tunnels trace Hoover Dam’s supply line. Cut slopes, concrete plugs, tunnel portals, and changing lake views turn an easy-looking path into a…
Artwork inspired by Betty Willis
The broad grade follows the 1931 railroad bed that carried equipment and materials from Boulder City toward the dam. Cut slopes, concrete plugs, tunnel portals, and changing lake views turn an easy-looking path into a readable construction landscape.
Start from the official trailhead and bring a light for shadowed tunnels, though the route is not a cave. Summer heat can close connecting routes and offers little shade; bicycles share the grade, and the full out-and-back distance is longer than the first tunnel suggests.
- Setting
- Boulder City
- Route
- Five tunnels trace Hoover Dam’s supply…
- Allow
- Half day
Quick guide
- Core comparison
- Five railroad tunnels ↔ Look for construction scars and plugs
- Second-look plan
- Boulder City context
Build an evidence-led visit to Historic Railroad Trail
- Read the railroad grade
- Look for construction scars and plugs
- Look closer
- Five railroad tunnels
- Plan for
- Start from the official trailhead and bring a light for shadowed tunnels, though the route is not a cave
- Leave with
- One clear connection between five railroad tunnels and Nevada
Good to know
Summer heat can close connecting routes and offers little shade; bicycles share the grade, and the full out-and-back distance is longer than the first tunnel suggests.
Notice these
- Five railroad tunnels
- Look for construction scars and plugs
- Boulder City context