well i can give you a few nuggets of info. first, i've run wheeler were i've left us95 at 0900 and had lunch in pahrump and i've had trips were i've eaten lunch on the trial and made pahrump by 1400 or so. any way expect another hour or so to run from pahrump back to vegas. to get to the trailhead leave vegas with full gas tanks going north on us95 like you're heading for mt. charleston only you're going to drive past kyle canyon, desert national wildlife, and lee canyon to cold creek road. easy to tell when you've gotten to cold creek road because you'll see the 2 state prisons from the highway. make a left and head past the prisons to the mountains. it's black top all the way to the fire station and the village. just after the fire station look for the sign on the right for wheeler pass road. follow the graded road past the houses, keep an eye open for the wild horses, and follow it all the way up then down the hill to willow creek. from there you'll catch the 4wd trail that will wind it's way to the top of the pass. off the top of my head i don't remember the forest service road number you'll be seeing on the little brown posts and hopefully someone will chime in here with that number. follow the well traveled trail and like i said watch for the washouts and pick your way thru the rocky spots, no rocks bigger then a microwave if i remember, and before you know it you'll be at the top of the pass. from there either return the way you just came, which can be fun, and get back to vegas sooner or follow the big graded road all the way to pahrump. you'll need to top off your tanks b4 leaving pahrump just to make sure you have enough to get home. from pahrump you can go south on sr160 to mountain pass and back to vegas or go north on sr160 to us95 and make a right turn and come all the way back to vegas that way. good luck and be safe. if something looks too daunting then turn around and plan to come back again with more experiance.
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hope you guys had a good run.
