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SaveA non-motorized trail system on the western edge of Sedona.
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
eBikes Allowed:
No
Land Status: National Forest
Land Manager: USFS

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
18 trails
- Hike
18 trails
- Trail Running
18 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 3
- 7
- 5
Region Status
Open as of Feb 5, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 16
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 18
- Trails Horse
- 12
- Trails Hike
- 18
- Trails Trail Running
- 18
- Total Distance
- 28 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 13 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,137 ft
- Total Vertical
- 607 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,727 ft
- Reports
- 1,462
- Photos
- 269
- Ridden Counter
- 14,741
Popular Western Gateway Mountain Biking Trails
Western Gateway Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
---|---|---|
VVCC - Intermediate Western Gateway Loop | 12 miles | |
MJ-Routes Girdner-Axis | 8 miles | |
Western Gateway Loop (Black & Blue) | 14 miles | |
Western Gateway Loop | 24 miles | |
West End Tech & Exposure | 8 miles | |
Axis - Ground Control - Outer Limits | 10 miles | |
10 Miles -Sedona West Blue (Intermediate) Trails | 10 miles | |
Western Gateway New Blacks - Techy 10 Miler | 10 miles | |
Equestrian Stirrup Loop #1 | 4 miles | |
North Sedona Black and Blue | 9 miles |
Photos of Western Gateway Mountain Bike
trail: Ledge-n-Airy
112 |
Dec 19, 2021 @ 9:09pm
Dec 19, 2021
trail: Saddle Up
133 |
May 16, 2020 @ 3:41pm
May 16, 2020
trail: Ground Control
417 |
Feb 2, 2020 @ 10:29pm
Feb 2, 2020
trail: Ground Control
312 |
Jan 31, 2020 @ 12:15am
Jan 31, 2020
trail: Saddle Up
139 |
May 6, 2019 @ 10:19pm
May 6, 2019
trail: Outer Limits
324 |
May 4, 2019 @ 8:39pm
May 4, 2019
trail: Outer Limits
279 |
May 4, 2019 @ 8:38pm
May 4, 2019
trail: Ledge-n-Airy
239 |
Oct 9, 2018 @ 2:32pm
Oct 9, 2018Videos of Western Gateway Mountain Bike

trail: Bottom Out
0:25 |
101 |
Apr 19, 2020

trail: Bottom Out
0:39 |
55 |
Apr 19, 2020

trail: Bottom Out
0:29 |
51 |
Apr 19, 2020

trail: Bottom Out
0:13 |
47 |
Apr 19, 2020

trail: Bottom Out
0:07 |
48 |
Apr 17, 2020

trail: Bottom Out
0:11 |
48 |
Apr 17, 2020

trail: Bottom Out
0:09 |
54 |
Apr 16, 2020

trail: Bottom Out
0:14 |
54 |
Apr 16, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Outer Limits | Feb 5, 2025 @ 11:54am Feb 5, 2025 | Ideal | SRiI93 | ||
Saddle Up | Jan 30, 2025 @ 8:36am Jan 30, 2025 | Ideal | ThunderMountainBikes | ||
Roundabout | Jan 30, 2025 @ 8:36am Jan 30, 2025 | Ideal | ThunderMountainBikes | ||
Remnant | Jan 30, 2025 @ 8:36am Jan 30, 2025 | Ideal | ThunderMountainBikes | ||
Ledge-n-Airy | Jan 30, 2025 @ 8:36am Jan 30, 2025 | Ideal | ThunderMountainBikes | ||
Last Frontier | Jan 30, 2025 @ 8:36am Jan 30, 2025 | Ideal | ThunderMountainBikes | ||
Girdner | Jan 30, 2025 @ 8:36am Jan 30, 2025 | Ideal | ThunderMountainBikes | ||
Centennial | Jan 30, 2025 @ 8:36am Jan 30, 2025 | Ideal | ThunderMountainBikes | ||
Bottom Out | Jan 30, 2025 @ 8:36am Jan 30, 2025 | Ideal | ThunderMountainBikes | ||
Bolo | Jan 30, 2025 @ 8:36am Jan 30, 2025 | Ideal | ThunderMountainBikes |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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SRiI93 | add | report | activity #65765550 | Feb 5, 2025 @ 6:48pm Feb 5, 2025 |
mattdressler | wishlist | route | activity #65712408 | Feb 4, 2025 @ 4:40pm Feb 4, 2025 |
derrickdgregory | wishlist | route | activity #65668598 | Feb 3, 2025 @ 7:00pm Feb 3, 2025 |
Jpollockunique | wishlist | route | activity #65600407 | Feb 2, 2025 @ 11:55am Feb 2, 2025 |
Jpollockunique | vote | route | activity #65599091 | Feb 2, 2025 @ 11:39am Feb 2, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | It’s a pretty tough one! | Apr 13, 2024 @ 12:04pm Apr 13, 2024 | ||
trail | Rode southbound from Girdner; if doing the... | Mar 23, 2024 @ 10:06pm Mar 23, 2024 | ||
trail | Rode northbound, fun and exposed. There were a... | Mar 23, 2024 @ 9:52pm Mar 23, 2024 | ||
trail | Rode the direction shown, loved the tech,... | Mar 23, 2024 @ 9:21pm Mar 23, 2024 | ||
trail | This is a practically perfect trail. Fantastic... | Mar 4, 2024 @ 6:05pm Mar 4, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Upper Dry Creek | 3 | 24 | 8 | 1.3 km | |
Schuerman Mountain | 4 | 4 | 2.4 km | ||
Carroll Canyon | 8 | 9 | 2.7 km | ||
Thunder Mountain | 3 | 2 | 3 km | ||
Elmersville | 6 | 3.7 km |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mountain Bike | 18 | 28 miles | 3,136 ft | 13 miles | 607 ft | #588 | #312 | 249 | 1,462 | 11 | 3,496 | |
Horse | 12 | 23 miles | 2,362 ft | 10 miles | 489 ft | 2 | 1,215 | 1 | 2 | |||
Hike | 18 | 28 miles | 3,136 ft | 13 miles | 607 ft | #408 | #259 | 23 | 1,406 | 2 | 295 | |
Trail Running | 18 | 28 miles | 3,136 ft | 13 miles | 607 ft | #410 | #257 | 1,405 | 2 | 113 |
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