I recently visited Goodsprings because I wanted more day trip options from Henderson outside of the usual haunts (e.g., national parks and nearby towns/cities in NV, UT, CA, & AZ). I found this trail on the AllTrails app, and it seemed perfect for a Sunday hike (when I typically do shorter hikes to recover from my epic Saturday adventures). While I ended up visiting on a rather drab and dull day with overcast skies, I still spent almost two hours on the trail when I easily could have done the 2-mile hike in 45 minutes to an hour. Highlights included: HISTORY: First of all, Goodsprings is an inhabited ghost town. While the town itself is filled with lots of fascinating Old West history, the interpretive signs along the trail were top tier. I learned about: - The Old Spanish Trail - Carole Lombard's plane crash - The unique geology of the mountains - Mining & minerals abundant in the area - Natural springs - Early inhabitants of Goodsprings - The significance of trains & railroads AN INCREDIBLE SUNSET: I saw one of the most dramatic sunsets as the sun turned the mountains strawberry red right before my eyes. I'm sure the gray skies contributed to this phenomenon, so I'll keep that in mind for future wintry gray day adventures. :) THE TRAIL IS USER FRIENDLY: The trail is wide, easy to navigate, well-maintained, and there are clear markers throughout the entire trail. Translation: the trail is beginner friendly. | There is also a bathroom at the trailhead along with covered picnic tables. Translation: this trail is great for multigenerational families and has space to accommodate those who would prefer to read or play board games instead of going hiking with friends, family members, and other companions. read more

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This trail opened almost three years ago. I hiked it a month after its dedication. Two us decided to hike the trail on January 2, 2020 to start out the new year with a good hike. This hike in Goodsprings, Nevada, is 2.25 miles total if you take the longest segments of the trail. The town of Goodsprings had a population of 229 from the 2010 census. The theme for the trail is the mining that took place in this area in the 1900s. About 4 miles from the trail, there are many abandoned mines in the Yellow Pine Mining District. We have visited many of them. At the trailhead, there's a picnic table in a covered area, restrooms, and a map of the trails. You can do an easy loop or you can take the harder loop that goes to the highpoint of the ridge behind the trail. The two of us decided to do the harder loop which leaves from the right side of the pavilion and goes along a dirt road that goes to the abandoned mining district. The trail gradually ascends. There is a fork in the trail where you can loop back to the parking lot and have a short hike. Keeping along the "main" trail, the Yellow Pine Railroad Trail, you come to some railroad tied placed as they would have been when the railroad ran along here bringing ore from the mines to Goodsprings. Then there's a replica of a train car decorating a bridge over a wash. From here, the trail keeps heading west and then loops around and you start the upward hiking to the highpoint. At the top, you have some good views of the mountains in the area and a view of Goodsprings. This is a different trail name and you hike along the top of the ridge. At the far end of this section, the trail heads back to the parking area and it's downhill. We saw no animals. The prevailing flora is typical desert with some cacti, Joshua trees, and creosote bushes. This is a good, trail to do in our Covid-19 era. We passed one person on the hike--not bad at all. You can do the full 2.5 mile loop either clockwise or counter clockwise. I suggest counter clockwise. Enjoy and happy hiking! read more

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I've been looking forward to checking this trail out since it opened. I wanted to get away from all the crowds with Covid-19 going around. I pressed my luck and was victorious, just a few other people on the trail. It was glorious. It's a really nice trail. It's not a long hike, about 2 miles but a lot of hills and the trail down is steep. The part near the railroad ties was disappointing, tons of broken glass next to the trail. It won't be a fun trail during the summer, no shade to be found. Perfect for the rest of the year though. Will definitely visit again. read more

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Located in a historic mining town (south of the strip) in Goodsprings, Nevada lies a 2.3 mile loop. This trail offers scenic views of southern Nevada's desert landscape, with views of mountain terrain on all sides. We choose to do the Goodsprings ridge trail (clockwise), the path took us up and across the hill top. I would consider it a moderate hike. The path ascends (5x) and descends in the first mile as you climb up and across the top. Once you get past that, it's all downhill and then you hit level ground back to the trailhead. The trailhead does have parking and new restroom facilities. What's great!? After, you can enjoy a visit to the Pioneer Saloon (1 mile up the street) for some delicious food, drinks and live music on the weekend. Overall, great hike and suitable for the average person. It will definitely leave you satisfied. read more

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The Christmas and December Holidays is a time of giving and spreading joy to the world. During this time of giving my gift to the Yelp Community spreads joy throughout the year. It is a gift that will help fulfill a New Year's resolution of staying fit physically and spiritually. My gift is presenting the Yelp Community with the Goodsprings Trailhead Business Listing.   The Goodsprings Trailhead is a new hiking trail system in Southern Nevada. It is located in the Town of Goodsprings which is approximately eight miles west of the Interstate 15 Jean exit. It is near the World Famous Pioneer Saloon.   This is a hiking trail system made up of three connected trails. The best way to describe it is to use a clock anology. The trailhead is at 5 o' clock. Between 5 o' clock and 12 o' clock it is the 1.6 mile Goodsprings Ridge Trail. Between 12 o' clock and 6 o' clock it is the 0.6 mile Yellow Pine Railroad Trail. In the middle of the circle is the 0.5 mile connecting trail called the Little Springs Loop. The remainder of this review shares my experience hiking here.   I hiked here on a Monday morning when I shared the park with nature. When I pulled into the unpaved parking lot adjacent to the fire house it was me and nature. It you like solitude like I do this is at the edge of a small town surrounded by open desert and mountain ranges. Just like solitude I like clean mops. As I write this, the Goodsprings Trailhead system is pretty much a secret. The upshot is that the kiosks, hiking signs, and fixtures have been untouched by vandals.   From my experience, the best way to hike the 2.2 mile circle is clockwise. I feel it treats hikers to the best view. Regardless which way you hike it, the stabilized compacted trail surface is very easy on the feet. That was very noticeable when a few hundred feet from the trailhead I climbed up the high hill to the ridge. Minus the danger of gravel and rocks climbing and descending the ridge was stress free. The best parts of the hike was on the sufficient length covering the top of the ridge. Looking beyond the majestic desert covered with blackbrush, creosote, Joshua trees, and cacti were amazing views of the southernmost point of the Spring Mountains the same range that includes Red Rock Canyon and Mount Charleston. It was on this Ridge that for the first time ever I saw the open spaces of the desert open up to the southernmost point of Red Rock Canyon where I could make out the distant Cottonwood Valley and State Route 160 with the Red Rock escarpment in the background. Upon further research I found out that you can bike or hike from here to the southernmost reaches of Red Rock Canyon. However, there was more to the views. The ridge also overlooked Potosi Mountain. This is the spot where Clark Gable's wife Carol Lombard died in a plane crash. The ridge also overlooks a secluded valley that unnamed trails lead to, the Birdsprings Mountains, and the town of Goodsprings. Around 2 o' clock the trail descends down gentle s curves bordered by Joshua trees and Mojave Desert fauna until it flattens out and follows a former railroad spur that connected Jean to a once thriving mine. As a matter of fact the trails celebrate the history of the mine in information kiosks and naming part of the trail the Yellow Pine Railroad Trail. As part of the celebration there is a remnant of the train tracks parallel to the trail near the bridge resembling a railroad bridge. Just as much as it celebrates Jean's mining past and Railroad, it celebrates nature. On this Autumn morning the blackbrush illuminated parts of the desert in a candy corn brown color texture.   Another nice thing about this hike is that the uphill climbing is towards the beginning instead of the end. Regardless when I completed the circle, I extended the hike by hiking the Little Springs Loop which is really taking out and back. I reached it near the parking lot and then climbed it up to the top of the ridge where I got an encore of the Grand view that I had described. I then hiked back down it to the Yellow Pine Railroad Trail and ultimately to the parking lot. I would follow up the hike with a visit to the nearby World Famous Pioneer Saloon. Below is a picture tour of the Goodsprings Trailhead. read more

This hike is maintained very well. The trail is perfect for a stroller if you plan on bringing little ones like we did. We saw sooo much wildlife, tortoises, hares, lizards, and chipmunks. It wasn't very busy so I think that's why animals were around a lot. It's a relative easy hike. It does have a pretty elevated climb though. I'd recommend it to people with kids but be prepared to take breaks during that climb. The view from the top/middle of the hike is awesome. We did the full loop and our tracking apps all said 2.25ish miles. There was no shade but luckily for us it was the perfect day to do this hike. There wasn't much heat and the wind kept us cool. It was 64-75 degrees that day with cool 9 mph wind. read more

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Not worth driving out to but if your already in the area it's a new park built within the last 10 years and maintained well and offers a lot of history of the area which a lot of people have no idea about. Always good to learn something new each day. It's dog friendly and you might run into someone else or not depending. 2/3 times visiting I was the only person on the tail/in the park. Great views of the surrounding areas and very quiet read more