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| - Road Cyclists perspective - this is my staple cycling trail as a South Central Henderson resident.
Positive
- Fairly level, just a slight incline heading East and decline heading west makes it a good trail for a recovery ride day or beginner riders.
- Well maintained, paved and tiled trail
- Easily visible signs placed along the trail at roadway crossings to indicate location of trail continuation to prevent confusion
- Lighting that automatically brightens when one is under it runs the entire length of the trail.
- Crosswalk lights that favor pedestrians and cyclists at all but 2 of the roadway crossing locations (locations without pedestrian lights listed in negatives)
o Crossings with Pedestrian lights at Pacific Ave, Greenway Rd., College Dr., and E Horizon Dr., and Nevada St. Dr., and E. Paradise Hills Dr.
- Connects to Acacia Park at Western end for those who would like to relax following their ride
- At the Eastward end, the trailhead is close to River Mountain Loop Trail, where you can continue your cycling journey.
Negatives
- Have to cross the roadway (Running West from Acacia Park to East) at Fiesta Henderson Blvd, Pacific Ave, Greenway Rd., College Dr., E. Horizon Dr., Arrowhead Trail Road, Nevada St. Dr., and E Paradise Hills Dr.
- At Fiesta Henderson Blvd and Arrowhead Trail Road, there is no pedestrian and cyclist crossing light to press to alert motorists
- Have to cross the railroad next to Fiesta Henderson Blvd and Arrowhead Trail Road, so if a train is going by, you will have to wait for it to pass.
- The flashing pedestrian/cyclist crossing sign buttons are often placed outside of pavement range, outside of the range of ramps connecting the road to the trail, or are at an odd angle to the road and the ramp. Thus, road cyclists often have to dismount their bicycle to press the buttons.
- From a cyclists perspective, this is a shared trail with pedestrians that often do not understand cyclist instruction on direction to move to allow safe passing of cyclist, so you will have to slow down when coming upon pedestrians
Further Info
1) Parking and restrooms for the Union Pacific Railroad Trail are available at Acacia Park (50 Casa Del Fuego Street). Additional parking can be found in dedicated lots where the trail crosses Fiesta Henderson Boulevard, Greenway Road, Arrowhead Trail and Nevada State Drive. (additional information at https://www.traillink.com/trail/union-pacific-railroad-trail)
2) The future plan for the paved trail is to continue northwest past 215. Construction was approved in Feb. 2017, construction is intended to begin at the end of 2017/early 2018 and will have a projected completion time of 1 year. North Union Pacific Railroad trail will be about 6 miles long, making the entire north and south trail length around 12 miles, great for beginner riders still looking for a ride of good length. (Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/henderson/henderson-city-council-oks-30-5m-grant-for-union-pacific-railroad-trail-project)
3) If heading east on the trail (as I ride it), after E Paradise Hills drive the trail becomes gravel and about 0.1 or 0.2 miles down the gravel trail is the actual Trailhead (the trail runs East to West). To reach the next paved trail, turn LEFT onto E Paradise Hills Dr. and follow it until it intersects with Old Vegas Trail road. Here, you will reach a dead end, but you can turn RIGHT onto the small paved path that will take you to River Mountains Loop Trail. River Mountain loop trail is 35.3 miles long and will further continue your pleasurable ride. Map picture attached to this review for a visual demonstration.
Overall, spectacular trail.
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