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Great Sedona Hikes: Revised 5th Edition

This Fifth Edition is a complete update and expansion of Great Sedona Hikes, Fourth Edition. We've added 25 new trails and many loop hikes. It now includes more than 100 of Sedona's greatest hiking trails and loop hikes and includes many new photos, updated 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.

If you are going to Sedona for a day, a week, a month or longer, you'll want to have this hiking guide to plan your hikes because it is the go-to reference for hiking Sedona's trails.

It is the most up-to-date Sedona hiking guide available. The Sedona hiking trail system is constantly changing. Other Sedona hiking guides books are printed in China or South Korea which can result in long delays in incorporating changes, we keep Great Sedona Hikes Revised Fifth Edition up-to-date by constantly hiking the trails and updating our guide as needed. For example, it was updated in August 2019.

Our guide is printed in the U.S. and our print-on-demand format allows us to quickly make necessary revisions to the trail maps and descriptions so you are assured of having the most up-to-date information on the trails.


Why settle for only 10 Top hikes? 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. When you are in Sedona, we invite you to contact us at [email protected] and perhaps go on a hike together.

For your maximum enjoyment and safety, be sure to carry an up-to-date hiking guide while on the trails -- Great Sedona Hikes, Revised Fifth Edition.