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Sedona is a hiker’s paradise. Trail enthusiasts travel from all around the world to walk amongst the red buttes and sandstone cliffs. If you’re looking for the best hikes in Sedona Arizona, we’ve got a great list below. There are family friendly options and more strenuous hikes to choose from.

Sedona has a number of landmarks worth hiking and exploring. Of course, there is the famous and photo worthy Devil’s Bridge but you can’t go wrong with any of the hikes listed here. Check out Bell Rock for a shorter option or Cathedral Rock for a steeper, more challenging hike. Other hikes on this list take you past Sedona Landmarks like Airport Mesa and Boynton Canyon.

We use data from millions of hikes to help you find the best hikes in Sedona. This up to date trail information will help you have a great time on the trail.

Top 11 mountain biking trails in Sedona, AZ

Arizona Trail Race: Hwy 60 to Lake Mary Road

"The Arizona National Scenic Trail is a complete non-motorized path, stretching 800 diverse miles across Arizona from Mexico to Utah. It links deserts, mountains, canyons, forests, communities and people,” reads the description on the official AZTrail....

Chuckwagon Loop

Trails like Hangover and the White Line have put Sedona on the map as an epicenter of gnarly, death-defying mountain biking... but not every ride has to risk life and limb....

Slim Shady Loop

The Slim Shady Trail doesn’t have the flashy name appeal from viral videos that Hangover and Hiline do, and yet this trail is quite popular and well-loved. Slim Shady's popularity is due in part to the extremely easy access....

Adobe Jack -> Javelina Loop

Sedona is renowned for its gnarly, challenging mountain bike trails... and it lives up to that reputation. Rides such as [Hangover](https://fatmap.com/routeid/30873/hangover/) arguably rank among the most difficult mountain bike trails in the USA....

Girdner -> Aerie -> Outer Limits Loop

At over 18 miles long, this loop combining Girdner, Aerie, Mescal, Outer Limits, and more is quite a lengthy ride by Sedona standards. The punchy up-and-down nature of the trail will make it feel like even more....

The Hogs

Along with Hiline and Hangover, the Hogs form Sedona's Triple H. If you're an advanced rider who's not scared of technical challenge and potentially deadly cliff exposure, the three H's form your must-do hit list when you visit Sedona....

Scorpion / Pyramid Loop

Not willing to rest on their laurels, the riders in Sedona continue to build more and more mountain bike trails, leading to an ever-expanding—and improving—trail system. This loop incorporates a few of the oldest trails in Sedona, but also some of the newest, providing a very stark contrast in trail types....

Airport Loop

While the Airport Loop doesn’t make most lists of the best rides in Sedona, for the technically-adept rider this chundery trail is a true sleeper hit. The loop can be ridden in either direction, although most people recommend clockwise....

Thunder Mountain -> Javelina

Thunder Mountain is a longtime classic Sedona trail that, along with its namesake mountain, have had their name adopted by the best local bike shop in the area. Beginning this ride from the Thunder Mountain trailhead helps you bypass many of the crowds that inundate the trailheads closer to Soldier Pass....

Hangover

If it's possible for a mountain bike trail to go viral, Hangover has done it. Every Youtube mountain bike channel must now have a Hangover video. Almost every mountain bike publication has written an article about it....

Hiline

The Hiline Trail is both stunningly beautiful and incredibly technical but thankfully, not at the same time. The trail gets its name from the high traverse that it performs above sheer cliff bands along the side of one of Sedona's red rock mountains....

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