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On two legs: Sedona's many hikes--short and long, easy and strenuous, flat or steep, with views ranging from the pleasant to the beautiful to the spectacular--can only be sampled in a brief stay. Perhaps you'd like to hike to a large arch in a quiet canyon or visit Native American petroglyphs or pictographs. Guidebooks provide particulars for a hundred hikes. A nice way to start is with the two-hour hike around Courthouse Butte and Bell Rock which begins one-half mile from The Penrose. Six personal favorites: Cathedral Rock, colorful (and popular!) Boynton Canyon, the more remote Lost Canyon, Devil's Bridge, Broken Arrow, the labyrinth of trails in Red Rock State Park, and the Soldier Pass-Brins Mesa Loop.
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Looking for an easy yet outstandingly scenic hike? Try Marg's Draw Trail from Schnebly Hill Road to the Broken Arrow Trailhead. For variety, views, two canyons and a mesa, hike Soilder Pass and Brins Mesa as a Loop. |
Schematically
| Setting |
Hike |
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Along the bottom of a canyon
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- Boynton Canyon |
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Along the side of a canyon
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- Lost Canyon |
| Up a large rock |
- Cathedral Rock |
| Along the ridge line |
- Red Rock State Park |
To a natural bridge...
and maybe across? |
- Devil's Bridge |
| Two canyons and a mesa |
- Soldier Pass-Brins, Mea Loop |
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