Sedona
Events in this region
| City | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sedona Singletrack Celebration | Sedona | 23 Mar 2012 |
Bike Shops in this region
| City | |
|---|---|
| Sedona Bike & Bean | Sedona |
| Absolute Bikes - Sedona | Sedona |
| Mountain Bike Heaven | Sedona |
| Over the Edge Sedona | Sedona |
| The Fat Tire Bike Shop | Sedona |
Sedona is very famous for its mountain biking. Midgley Bridge is the only trail that is mostly single track that I can find. It has steep up hills and raging down hills, it is 6 miles long. If you want a taste of slickrock like in Moab go to Submarine Rock just South West of Sedona. It is mostly jeep trail but it does have a lot of slickrock and it is about 10 miles long and takes 3 hours to complete.
- Mountain Bike Heaven's Sedona trails page
- Sedona Bike and Bean
- The Submarine Rock trail
- A map of the Bell Rock Loops (from Absolute Bikes - Sedona)
- gpstrailmaps.com free GPX format maps: Sedona, Arizona (Beautiful Red Rock)
Submarine Rock
Start from Broken Arrow or Bell Rock Pathway, this scenic location offers the best of Sedona.
Cathedral Rock
Starting from the Village of Oak Creek, ride completely around Cathedral rock by Oak Creek, then returning on the Bell Rock Pathway.
Deadman's Pass
North Sedona Trail that features easy riding on fast open trails next to wilderness canyons.
Chicken Point
Offering excellent views and single track trails, riding too and from this landmark can be a real adventure. Expect to share the view with jeeps, but your access can be on dedicated hiking/biking trails. Reach this scenic view using the Broken Arrow and Little Horse Trails.
Bell Rock
Perhaps the most photographed landmark in Sedona, Bell Rock is located at the start of the Bell Rock Pathway, a trail that leads to some of the best trails in Sedona, including Little Horse Trail and the Cathedral Rock Loop.
Huckaby Trail was a good place to begin. A tight singletrack, that dodged in and out of the dense desert brush punctuated by spiny cactus. The trails here are a mix of sandstone and matching red dirt that provide excellent traction, which we appreciated, as we navigated up a steep rocky ridge and then quickly down the side of a 300 foot cliff following a technical path of drop-offs, stairs, and switchbacks. Certainly not a trail for the beginner, after we reached the bottom, there was a delicate portage over some tree trunks to cross a rushing river and then a climb up to the main highway that finally returned us to town and our truck.
Broken Arrow Trail This turned out to be an excellent choice and I think was one of the best rides of our trip. The terrain here is a wonderful mix of Moab-style slickrock and Southwestern forest. The trail had little overall elevation change with quick steep climbs up slickrock inclines followed by adrenaline charging drops into evergreen groves. Up and down and in and out, we went twisting our way around a 10-mile loop that just begged to be ridden hard and fast. Having a full suspension bike really seemed to help here, it isn't absolutely required, but it sure was nice to finish a rocky trail without getting too fatigued. This trail gets my vote for the most fun trail on the trip it was kind of like a 10-mile long BMX track. About the only thing I can complain about are the invading tourists who come by way of Pink Jeep Tours, an off-road Jeep-tour company that drives people around the local slickrock trails.
A Camping Suggestion: We drove 5 miles above the Huckaby trailhead on Schnebly Hill Road until we could camp without getting fined by the rangers. The vista from our campsite was absolutely pristine. We slept on the ledge of canyon wall approximately 1500 feet above the town giving us an excellent view of the riding that awaited us tomorrow.
Tamale Mamas in Sedona was recommended to me, but I think it's gone. Does anyone know whether it's closed or moved?