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Words & Photos by Sarah Kaufmann
BOULDER CITY, NEVADA
The handmade trails at Bootleg Canyon are world-class and super fun! They are at the same time both rocky and technical, as well as incredibly flowy. There are rock gardens and challenging lines, as well as banks, berms and high speed corners. On the XC side, the trails range from East Leg, which is rocky and rough, to P.O.W., which is fast and flowy – you might even hit your big ring! If you would rather save your legs and pedal as little as possible, hop on the shuttle provided by the local shop, All Mountain Cyclery. The shuttle runs on the weekends. It accesses both gravity fueled XC trails, as well as the downhill runs. From the shuttle dropoff, downhillers push their bikes (or pedal, if they want to annihilate themselves!) another quarter of a mile to the top of the mountain and the starting gate. The downhill trails are…gnarly. They are steep and rocky with extremely challenging lines and lots of hits to air out. You’ll finish the day, wanting another run. They are gravity fueled and require very little pedaling.
All the trails in Bootleg Canyon are Human-Powered Only. They are best right after a rain when the dry desert singletrack gets tacky, grippy and super fast. The trails in Bootleg were planned and created by Brent Thomson, who sadly passed away last February. He left us all an amazing gift.
