Sedona, AZ
Village of Oak Creek & Dry Creek
Sedona rides like nowhere else and doesn't ease you into it. The trails run across red sandstone, all ledges, slab, chunk, and exposure, with the Village of Oak Creek and Dry Creek zones holding most of the network. Hiline, Hangover, Slim Shady: the names have been on riders' lists for years, and the ones with a reputation earn it. Two hundred-plus miles of it, ridable most of the year, with a backdrop that makes every photo look staged.
200+ miles across Dry Creek, Village of Oak Creek and beyond
Sandstone ledge tech, slab, exposure
Peak Season: March to May and September to November
No lift. Sustained climbs, technical descents
Phoenix (PHX) 2:00 / Flagstaff (FLG) 45min
Why We Love Sedona
Sandstone that rewards line choice over speed. Every ride looks like a postcard and humbles you a little first.
Our Top Trails To Ride in Sedona
Most Coconino National Forest trailheads around Sedona need a Red Rock Pass to park. It's $5 a day, $15 a week, $20 for the year, and an America the Beautiful pass covers it too. Self-serve stations are at the lots. Summer is genuinely dangerous out here with exposed rock, no shade, and temperatures well past 90, so spring and fall are the seasons and early starts are the move any time of year. Lots fill up and town traffic backs up on weekends. Carry more water than you think you need, and stay off the trail when the desert soil is wet.
A ledge traverse with real consequence and a view that makes you want to stop looking at the trail. Look at the trail.
The one people fly in for. Slab traverse above town, exposed, and no reason to ride it faster than you're comfortable.
Approachable by Sedona standards, which still means rock. Good first ride of the trip.
Slab and flow linked together, and the best way to figure out how much grip sandstone actually gives you.
Get To Know
Get To Know
Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition
The Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition advocates for and maintains riding across the Sedona area, working with the Coconino National Forest on trail planning, maintenance, and access. Your Red Rock Pass goes back into the land itself, into trailheads, upkeep, and the landscape. Between the pass, a VVCC membership, and staying off wet desert soil, that's most of what's asked of a visiting rider.
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