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I reach what is indicated on my maps and GPS as Brant siding, but find no road crossing over or under the tracks

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7573-nipton-brant-road.jpg I continue riding up the road toward Brant siding, where there is supposed to be another road leading up into the hillsThumbnailsI discover an old structure and corral on the other side of the tracks at Brant sidingI continue riding up the road toward Brant siding, where there is supposed to be another road leading up into the hillsThumbnailsI discover an old structure and corral on the other side of the tracks at Brant sidingI continue riding up the road toward Brant siding, where there is supposed to be another road leading up into the hillsThumbnailsI discover an old structure and corral on the other side of the tracks at Brant sidingI continue riding up the road toward Brant siding, where there is supposed to be another road leading up into the hillsThumbnailsI discover an old structure and corral on the other side of the tracks at Brant sidingI continue riding up the road toward Brant siding, where there is supposed to be another road leading up into the hillsThumbnailsI discover an old structure and corral on the other side of the tracks at Brant siding

I climb up over the tracks to assess whether or not it's feasible to bring the bike over the tracks and connect to the road that's supposed to exist on the other side.

Nice view of the Castle Peaks turrets looking back down the tracks from here.