28.4 miles
Distance
4,044 ft
Climb
-4,044 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point
Get an epic start to this year’s Sedona Mountain Bike festival with a 30-mile, 4,000-foot loop that crosses local favorites like Brewer, Schnebly Hill and Hangover. We've got the loop up on Trailforks here. If you’ve never done any big days in Sedona, keep in mind that the miles here don’t come easy. Be ready for a challenging ride, both uphill and down. Bring everything you’d need for a full day in the saddle. There will be two stops to refill on water (and other beverages) but err on the side of caution as you pack your bags. We expect the ride to last about 5-6 hours. We’ll be meeting at the festival entrance at 8:30 AM on Friday, March 4th, rolling out at 9 AM sharp, and ending right back where we started. If you’ve got any questions, you can send them to Beta’s own Travis Engel ([email protected]).
Detailed Description
Beta's Sedona MTB Fest Loop is a 28 mile moderately popular expert route located near Sedona Arizona. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 13 trails. This route climbs 4,044 ft with a max elevation of 6,223 ft then descends -4,044 ft.
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47 Reviews & Comments
Gig
(Dec 24, 2022 at 20:41)
(Dec 24, 2022 at 20:41)
Trail Hangover
Having ridden a lot in Whistler, squamish and Revelstoke, this trail took my breath away.
Getting there was harder than expected, so take your time and save your energy. You’ll need it. Trust the rubber and follow the trail markers and stop once in a while to enjoy some of the best views of Sedona while making your way down the prettiest red trail I’ve ever ridden. Around every corner is a OMG moment.
Praise for the trail builder here. She’s a beauty!
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Getting there was harder than expected, so take your time and save your energy. You’ll need it. Trust the rubber and follow the trail markers and stop once in a while to enjoy some of the best views of Sedona while making your way down the prettiest red trail I’ve ever ridden. Around every corner is a OMG moment.
Praise for the trail builder here. She’s a beauty!
corposello
(Nov 25, 2022 at 9:33)
Trail Hangover
Hardest trail in Sedona. Gnarly exposure. Tough lines. Steep descents. Very high risk rock moves throughout. This trail is harder than Portal in Moab and deserving of a pro-line rating, and much much harder than the other H’s. It’d be quite the feat to clean this trail in one-go…
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benvickers38
(Apr 2, 2022 at 22:16)
(Apr 2, 2022 at 22:16)
Trail Hangover
This was legit technical and deserving of double-black. However, it was SO tech that it was essentially a mix of a hike and an observed trials course. There was zero opportunity to get into a flow and just have fun. It was like a Tough Mudder course on a mountain bike. Incredible views. Recommend climbing up Schnebly Hill road to the Cow Pie trail head versus riding the parallel trail, which was aggressively rocky/stair step climbs and again, no flow - just constantly hopping up rock ledges. I'll look elsewhere to just have a good time on a mtb and not max out my technical powers.
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cbrbrutha
(Feb 10, 2022 at 12:03)
(Feb 10, 2022 at 12:03)
Trail Schnebly Hill
Fantastic way to connect to Munds Wagon from the Schnebley Viewpoint. Very scenic, with a lot of different surfaces to keep it interesting. A couple short spots with slight exposure.
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Ampfrog
(Nov 14, 2021 at 19:52)
Trail Javelina
Agree, definitely ride downhill. I love long steep climbs, but no one flying down this is going to yield the way, because it's probably one of the few downhill type trails in the area. On that note, definitely not the best for scenery or slickrock or other Sedona highlights (for example, only trail I've ridden with powerlines next to the trail most of the way). Good for flying down if a local or renting a bike, probably not best use of time if just visiting and want full value.
PS Watch for that one sharp left turn on soft red dirt, very easy to fly off the trail.
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PS Watch for that one sharp left turn on soft red dirt, very easy to fly off the trail.
nofunstravaguy
(Sep 5, 2021 at 14:30)
Trail Hangover
Definitely appropriately rated as an Expert Trail. The level of difficulty of the features on Hangover are not that much more difficult than Hiline. However, there are many more of them, and those difficult sections are longer. If you pushed your bike much up or down Hiline, you're probably going to be pushing it a lot more on Hangover. Especially on the ascent - very techy. There are no big cliffs, but if you fall, you'd be lucky to walk away unscathed.
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TonyShouse
(Apr 8, 2021 at 7:22)
Trail Huckaby
I rode this with two creek crossings in early spring late winter. I agree there are great views. As far as being a good trail for mountain biking not so much. The first key to noticing that this is not a good mountain biking trail is that there are no mountain bike tracks. Yes most of it is rideable but why? It can work as a good connector or as a final trail to close out Sedona. If you're looking for a fun relaxing ride go elsewhere
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GoodOak
(Mar 4, 2021 at 8:07)
Trail Hangover
I gotta say, I'm a little surprised by the universally glowing reviews of this trail. Let me say that if you have any fear of heights are are uncomfortable with exposure, this is not the trail for you. I've been riding MTB's for over 20 years, I love challenging trails, but 'the price of failure' on this trail is really high. I walked a lot of things I could easily do anywhere else. I really would compare this trail to Portal in Moab. Great views, but the consequence for a minor mistake could be huge.
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brahhh
(Jan 19, 2021 at 10:45)
(Jan 19, 2021 at 10:45)
Trail Hangover
This is such a great trail. Climb and traverse up on the slickrock is so fun and perfect techy, then the decent and traverse on the backside keeps you on your toes. Recommend some balls to ride this trail the whole way through. Amazing! Must ride if in Sedona!
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twowheeledwanderer
(Nov 16, 2019 at 7:24)
Trail Hangover
Hangover is a great trail. It definitely has some exposure and tight spots, so if you don't like heights it might not be the trail for you. The highlight is taking in the views at the top of the saddle. I wrote up a blog post about the 8 best trails in Sedona (in my opinion) and Hangover is one of them twowheeledwanderer.com/posts/my-eight-favorite-mountain-bike-trails-in-sedona-arizona
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ajriding
(May 1, 2019 at 21:09)
Trail Schnebly Hill
Great views from high altitude.
It was a long n rough gravel road to get here. Those Jeep tours do a lot of damage.
Maybe easier to just climb up the last section than taking the rd like i did.
The lower sections are not friendly to uphill traffic.
Nothing special about the top trail other than elevation and view. Much lower temps.
Single track on an old road bed and very vert top is buried rocks.
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It was a long n rough gravel road to get here. Those Jeep tours do a lot of damage.
Maybe easier to just climb up the last section than taking the rd like i did.
The lower sections are not friendly to uphill traffic.
Nothing special about the top trail other than elevation and view. Much lower temps.
Single track on an old road bed and very vert top is buried rocks.
ajriding
(May 1, 2019 at 21:04)
Trail Huckaby
I like the trail. Just one river crossing.
Cool rick ledge section just above the river that always flows. Most is climable going up from river if you are a really good and skilled climber. Many step ups that are for the masters if climbing. Not so bad for those that have to dismount n walk a few feet.
Great views of down town.
I rode other direction the year before and seems there were two crossings but niw in 2019 just one, well one stream and an island that makes it seem as two.
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Cool rick ledge section just above the river that always flows. Most is climable going up from river if you are a really good and skilled climber. Many step ups that are for the masters if climbing. Not so bad for those that have to dismount n walk a few feet.
Great views of down town.
I rode other direction the year before and seems there were two crossings but niw in 2019 just one, well one stream and an island that makes it seem as two.
ajriding
(May 1, 2019 at 20:59)
Trail Jim Thompson
Loose rocks even in the best conditions. Lots of dirt, not much slickrock. Clitfrom either side and u get some gravely rock. Not bad but not fun. Great views though. Great view of Hangover.
Good way to connect to the river trail.
I do this to connect, not for anything the trail offers (other than views)
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Good way to connect to the river trail.
I do this to connect, not for anything the trail offers (other than views)
mikemartinson
(Apr 10, 2019 at 16:38)
Trail Hangover
Fun and tricky climbing to the col. If you were thinking of cutting your bars, do it before you head up there, as you might end up walking a few more bits on the traverse than trying the squeeze near the edge. Slab descent off the col is cool, and main decent after the traverse is steep techy bliss.
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slusapet
(Oct 21, 2018 at 17:36)
Trail Javelina
Puts you right at the exit of Grand Central. If you want to get on AZ 89A, then there is a trail that leads up to the right(stick to the right coming out of Javelina OR Grand Central
) of a dried out creek bed(uphill). Take that and you will arrive at your destination, AZ 89 A.
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) of a dried out creek bed(uphill). Take that and you will arrive at your destination, AZ 89 A.
bilumburg
(Dec 28, 2017 at 9:32)
Trail Hangover
Parked at Huckabee trailhead, and pedaled up munds wagon trail to get to the cow pies parking trailhead. Munds had a lot of dead ends, due to overgrowth, so we ended up pedaling up schnebly to get to the cow pies trailhead.
The trail was in great shape - dusty, but that's to be expected. For this of you (like me) with 800 mm bars, be prepared to strike hands on some of the overhanging rocks by wearing gloves, as the alternative is a potential tumble down hundreds of feet off to your right!
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The trail was in great shape - dusty, but that's to be expected. For this of you (like me) with 800 mm bars, be prepared to strike hands on some of the overhanging rocks by wearing gloves, as the alternative is a potential tumble down hundreds of feet off to your right!
svendylan
(Jul 5, 2017 at 20:48)
Trail Hangover
This was a great ride. the only thing i wish i knew before hand was to use the white painted markers as a guide and not the rule. More than a couple times i followed the white markers only to find myself taking a bad line. Use them for the trail direction but pick your own line.
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sjc88
(Apr 27, 2016 at 10:45)
(Apr 27, 2016 at 10:45)
Trail Brewer
There's no way this is double black, it's not even a hard black. It's easier than other blacks in the area like Hiline. I don't know what the protocol is for changing a trail rating, I'd do it but I don't want to step on any local toes.
Fun trail nonetheless. Not saying it's bad, just not an accurate rating.
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Fun trail nonetheless. Not saying it's bad, just not an accurate rating.
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Altitude min4,202 ft
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Altitude start4,533 ft
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Altitude end4,534 ft
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Grade max-57%
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Grade min75.1%
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Distance climb15 miles
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I'd go between black and double black though, I've ridden harder trails rated less.