Runners, cyclists and walkers successful the southwest vale person a caller way to explore.
On Wednesday, Clark County officials unveiled a 3.1-mile, multipurpose way loop astatine James Regional Sports Park, mirroring a accepted 5K run.
The trail, unfastened to the nationalist from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, spans the perimeter of the 107-acre parkland — which chiefly features 16 shot fields — and is divided into 2 parallel paths.
One is simply a 10-foot-wide paved asphalt lane, designed for cyclists, rollerbladers and walkers, officials said successful a quality release. The different is simply a a 5-foot-wide compacted decomposed granite lane, a low-impact aboveground tailored for runners and joggers.
An aerial presumption of the James Regional Sports Park Trail aft the opening ceremonial of the way connected Wednesday, June 10, 2026, successful Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
“This Clark County analyzable is 1 of the astir premier sports facilities successful the full state,” said Clark County Commission Chair Michael Naft astatine the unveiling ceremony. “We knew that we wanted to marque definite that we could besides seizure an accidental for individuals to usage a multi-use way strategy similar this. Adding this 5K way strategy is 1 that some allows for mundane usage by patrons who conscionable privation to travel retired present and spell for a jog. But besides volition let america to spouse with organizations similar Girls connected the Run successful bid to connection them a tract to big their 5Ks, and different charitable and nonprofit 5Ks that hap passim the year.”
Children from Girls On The Run tally connected the James Regional Sports Park Trail earlier the opening ceremonial of the way connected Wednesday, June 10, 2026, successful Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Commissioners collaborated with the Clark County Public Works Department to physique 2 tunnels nether Robindale Road astatine the eastbound and occidental ends of the way to maximise idiosyncratic safety.
“What was critically important to maine was ensuring that we added each information precaution that we could,” Naft said. “And that’s wherefore we saw the summation of the passageway system. I wanted to beryllium definite that you could seamlessly tally astir the park, but besides not person to transverse at-grade, interact with vehicular postulation portion you’re conscionable retired for a jog.”
Las Vegas is 1 of the astir dangerous cities successful the United States for pedestrians. According to a 2025 survey by KURU, a footwear company, it ranked 3rd successful pedestrian deaths, with 3.41 per 100,000 people.
“Anything that enhances the information of the nationalist is great,” said Tom Boldt, who lives adjacent the parkland and attended the ceremony. “I’ve ridden trails galore times, from Russell each the mode implicit to Charleston. There’s respective times wherever you person to transverse engaged roads. Always puts you astatine risk.”
Contact Alex Streinger astatine astreinger@reviewjournal.com
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