NOTE: A NEWER HIKING GUIDE CONTAINING 100 HIKING TRAILS AND LOOP HIKES HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. Check out Great Sedona Hikes Revised 6th Edition by William Bohan. It is printed in color and contains everything you need to have a great hiking experience in Sedona, AZ.
This hiking guide, Great Sedona Hikes Fifth Edition, has been updated in March 2022 to include information on the Sedona Trailhead Shuttle Service. It includes more than 100 of Sedona's greatest hiking trails and loop hikes and includes photos, trail descriptions, detailed maps including cumulative ascent data and trail elevation profiles. It includes estimated hiking times, trail popularity and QR Code Technology with links to additional color photos for each of the more than 100 hiking trails and loop hikes. It was updated in October 2019. Our Top 20 Favorite Sedona Hiking Trails and Loop Hikes are featured among the 100+ trails/loops in the Sedona area. The trails are organized by level of difficulty (easy, easy to moderate, moderate, hard). The trails are also organized by feature:
trails suitable for hiking after a rainstorm
trails that provide shade for summer hiking
trails that lead to vortexes
trails near water
and trails leading to arches
This organization and directions to the trail heads are easy to understand to help you choose the perfect hike for your Sedona adventure. Great Sedona Hikes, Revised Fifth Edition contains specific directions and mileage to the trailheads, comprehensive trail descriptions complete with GPS waypoints, and accurate commentary about the included trails and loops. The individual trail maps are based on actual GPS tracks. For those who new to hiking, we have included hiking tips, Sedona weather information, sunrise/sunset data, and parking pass requirements to help you plan your hikes. The authors are Sedona residents who have hiked these trails multiple times along with other good trails that didn't make the cut for inclusion among the 100+ Great Sedona Hikes.