3.0 miles

Distance

70 ft

Climb

-657 ft

Descent

00:22:26

Avg time

Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of 3 Mile Smile Trail

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3 Mile Smile Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Cottonwood Valley
Las Vegas, Nevada
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Voted Difficulty

Blue (1 vote)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Direction

Downhill Primary
Popular direction shown
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking
#2381 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #21576 in Trail Running
- #30301 in Hiking
Local Popularity
90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 55 in Trail Running
- 70 in Hiking

A perennial favorite DH in the Blue Diamond/Cottonwood area. Not overly technical, with good flow and speed. Preferred direction is Northbound (downhill), though many riders tie in with Badger Pass and ride up to the top of this DH to get the full smile (Dwight Robertson)

Local Trail Association

Southern Nevada Mountain Bike Association
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More Stats for 3 Mile Smile mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-589 ft
Altitude min

4,237 ft
Altitude max

4,881 ft
Altitude start

4,857 ft
Altitude end

4,268 ft
Grade

-3.773%
Grade max

-19.733%
Grade min

7.701%
Distance climb

2,568 ft
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

255 ft
Avg time

00:22:26
Avg reverse time

01:09:50
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Status:

on Jan 24, 2023

Wet

Avg: 4.7 (41 votes)

Your vote: 0

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Directions to 3-mile-smile trailhead (35.956250, -115.436690)

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3 Mile Smile Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Jan 24, 2023 @ 3:52pm 2 days	The trail has a few wet/muddy spots above Badger. A couple areas are washed out pretty bad from overuse when muddy. I walked my bike around these...
	Dec 28, 2022 @ 3:02am Dec 28, 2022	Hero dirt today after rains yesterday! A few puddles here and there but no mud.
	Sep 5, 2022 @ 6:19am Sep 5, 2022
	Aug 11, 2022 @ 5:36am Aug 11, 2022
	Jul 30, 2022 @ 11:43am Jul 30, 2022	Major Water drainage issue, large mud holes. Major erosion (major ruts or slumping, large boulders and roots exposed due to erosion)

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

1 rides
14 miles avg distance

6 Months

178 rides
16 miles avg distance

All

2,184 rides
Last: Jan 15, 2023

Technical Trail Features (TTF)

Photos

26 |

Nov 13, 2022 @ 11:00am

Nov 13, 2022

51 |

Apr 23, 2022 @ 11:43pm

Apr 23, 2022

135 |

May 16, 2021 @ 6:15pm

May 16, 2021

125 |

Jul 17, 2020 @ 7:22am

Jul 17, 2020

Routes with this trail

title	distance
Visitor Loop	7 miles
Badger Pass to 3 Mile Smile	11 miles
Vegas X-Country Shuttle	21 miles
Redhawk's Red Canyon	14 miles

8 Reviews & Comments

Score Time Post Comment

dkrk279

(May 9, 2022 at 17:56)

We rode up Cottonwood Pass Road and down 3 Mile Smile. Next time I would probably ride up 3MS and do this as out and back. Been riding this trail since 2003 and for some reason I keep coming back. Oh, I know. It's that good. When you get to the end, ride up Badger Pass and down Techno for ~9 miles of awesome desert singletrack.

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Markinman75

(Mar 22, 2022 at 22:19)

Whatever the name of this trail.. it’s got a lot going for it. Fairly manageable to ride up and a flat joy to descend.

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mastergee (Aug 17, 2020 at 13:22)

trail is not called 3 mile smile, its originally called red valley

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mattstragalus

(Nov 18, 2020 at 14:55)

out at cottonwood, there must be three names for every trail. I thought Red Valley was the name of the now forgotten trail to the east near Wilson Tank.

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Mano1192

(Jan 12, 2020 at 21:59)

Snow still on the upper half of the trail and really muddy the upper 1/4 of it. Should dry out in a couple of weeks, but still a great flow fun trail no matter the conditions!

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wired00

(Dec 24, 2018 at 18:26)

Condition is good

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dedmann (Mar 4, 2018 at 19:43)

Super fast. Watch for hikers and option lines

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otb4mtb (Sep 20, 2017 at 14:27)

Recent thunderstorms have lightly washed the trail to pure flowy goodness. Not dusty at all and an all around blast of a ride. A few baby heads to contend with here and there...but that just addsnto the awesomeness of the ride.