A wonderful trail that starts with flat ground and delightful soft sand. The path to the Arch is somewhat difficult to locate, so keep your eyes open.
Scaling the rocky path to the Arch on warm days can lead to Snake encounters, stay vigilant.
Beneath the Arch is a large collection of rocks, which is the remains of a Ruin. Pottery shards are abundant.
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Rather steep ascent, but plenty of opportunities to stop along the way to permit other hikers to pass on the narrow trail.
Views at the top are spectacular and you can see the entire valley to the West, (and East).
Very heavily populated trail in tourist season.
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This is trail system is in my backyard. So, easy to get to, well marked trails. Plenty of trails. Great hike.
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Very satisfying hike. Up a short trail to the foot of the rock and then a moderate climb up the rock. Great views on the way up. Minimal shade opportunities on the way up but the peak was cool and a great place to recharge for the descent.
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Fantastic Hike!!! Views are amazing and interesting vantage points along most of the trail!!!
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This is a great Jeep trail incredible scenery but a very rough trail to drive,, even aired down to 12 psi.
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A very nice morning hike. It is forest road to the top, but it is well maintained and easy to walk. Despite not being a proper trail, I found it very pleasant and got a good workout from the climb. Amazing views of the inner basin, sunset crater, and the lava flows.
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Great trails in Flagstaff. These trails are great for hiking, biking. Plenty of signs and lots of options.
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Great easy hike to a phenomenal end point, the largest natural sandstone arch in Cocinino NF. The trail starts off of Long Canyon Road a little north of the usual starting spot for Devil's Bridge. That little drive provides more abundant parking. The trail is mainly flat, winding through the forest in and out of shade until it reached Vultee Road where the 4wd people can start the hike. After that, be perpared for a lot of company as it winds uphill gently to the base of the arch. There's a 100 yd side trail to the left that leads underneath the arch which is pretty cool in itself. Going back to the junction, there are some medium challenging steps (but steps!) that carry you to the viewing spot for the arch. On the Sunday before Memorial day there were about 30 people waiting in line for the admittedly cool photo opportunity. Wait or not, then retrace your steps back to the 4wd parking and then cross the road and take the marked path back to your car. Easy 4+ mile hike with only 500 feet gain. The only challenge is the steps which are pretty easy, but made harder by the crown ascending/descending.
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Starts with a shaded stroll along a creek to world class scramble around wonderful mesas. This trail has everything including challenging that fear of heights as you mount the shoulder of the mesa with drops all around. I liked doing this clockwise as the bikes do it counterclockwise; it also put the hairiest exposures on the uphill which is a bit easier for those who are height-challenged.
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Fun little hike to a wonderful natural bridge. Easy, flatish hike from the paved road. At the end there are some exciting steps up the hillside to add that frisson of fear. The only drawback was the crowd at the top waiting to take pictures. Just more reason to come back when there aren’t so many people.
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Short, steep ascent. Marvelous slab area just before the Summit. Awesome workout that fits inside an hour.
360 degree view of the Red Rock Loop.
Not the best hike in the world, but certainly worth a quick climb.
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This hike is a great workout with rewarding views at the top. With good visibility, you can see the San Francisco Peaks to the north; the red rocks of Sedona to the east & south; and Mingus Mt., Cottonwood & Jerome to the west.
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2019-03-13
Great hike. The views keep getting better the higher you climb. My total travel Tim was about 4 hours, with about 1 hour of rests/photos/food. Left the trailhead at 1pm, back by 6pm.
There was light snow at the top, a nice way to cap the trail.
The trail is quite a scramble, so if that’s not your thing maybe do a different one. But the effort involved is totally worth it for the views.
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Good quicker elevation gain workout. Nice vistas as long as you like seeing city and mining operations also. Time is closer to 2.5-3 hours. We do 6-15 mile hikes with 1500-3500' elevation gains regularly, did it in 75 degrees starting in the sun, transitioning to overcast and sprinkles for the last 1.5 miles, passing several groups and not being passed by any. There are a lot of sections with large steps so small kids will be taxed.
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