Lake Mead Spooky Canyon Loop

Name: Lake Mead Spooky Canyon Loop Total distance: 5 miles Total time to complete: 3 hours hiking and 1 hour drive time. Elevation Change: 1000 feet Elevation Range: 1300 - 2000 feet Difficulty: Moderate Scrambling: Hiking poles are helpful when we transfer washes. Also there are a few spots requiring light use of hands to pull yourself over a rock, the group can assist you if needed. How easy to follow? There are multiple unmarked random turns in and out of canyons, stay with the group or be lost in a maze. Dogs: yes, you are also welcome to do only the first canyon as the transfer between canyons and return trail is rocky, you can turn around and return easily here. Bathrooms: Trailer toilet [Trailhead](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.98021,+-114.69772+(White+Rock+Canyon)&t=m&z=14) (35.98021, -114.69772) is a paved parking lot at mile marker 4 on the north side of US 93 in Arizona just past the Hoover Dam bridge. This is also the trailhead for Arizona Hotsprings, White Rock Canyon, Liberty Bell Arch, old US93, and Horsethief Canyon. Please leave a comment if you are meeting us at the trailhead. - [Weather](http://mobile.weather.gov/index.php?lat=35.98&lon=-114.69) - [Wikiloc](https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/spooky-canyon-loop-292180056) Description: Please bring your sense of adventure on this hike! A good quarter of this hike is spent in shaded narrow canyons and most of the hike is flat walking in washes. The first canyon is the long canyon that feels like an endless maze and there is one exit other than the way in. Those who know the exit to this canyon is marked by a large heart shaped rock. There is an optional 5 minute spur to go deeper here as the walls will be narrow enough to touch with both hands but you must return to the heart to leave. **The heart exit wash will lead us back out into the open terrain, this is the section you will need your hikes poles as there is no trail and we…