Mountain Bike

11.4 miles

Distance

1,545 ft

Climb

-1,552 ft

Descent

4,572 ft

High Point

Feeling like taking on a burlier loop? Advanced and Expert riders will love this loop as it challenges your technical skill and your fitness. Start at the Scorpion Trailhead and take Scorpion south. Hit Pyramid at the split and rally down some steeper terrain to more technical traversing. Cross the road at the bottom and head towards Old Post. Climb Old Post, a technical and sustained climb. You'll be heading to Carroll Canyon Trail, but be careful - there are two intersections with Carroll Canyon and you want the SECOND one Take the second right on Carroll Canyon to where it joins up with Ridge. Climb to the high point and then point your bike downhill for a wide open DH that leads to a spicy waterfall. At the road, hang a left and take it about .25 miles down to Secret Slick Rock Trail for another fun DH. Play on the Slick Rock for a minute before looking for the big cairn that marks the continuation of Ridge (You'll be heading to the left towards the exposed southern side of the formation). Continue on off-camber rock rolls to some rowdy DH to the Road. turn right and head to Chavez Ranch Rd. Turn Left and take Old Post Trail up one more time towards Skywalker. Return to the Trailhead via Skywalker.

Detailed Description

Carroll Canyon 4 is a 11 mile moderately popular expert route located near Sedona Arizona. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 11 trails. This route climbs 1,545 ft with a max elevation of 4,572 ft then descends -1,552 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Scheurman Mtn				371 ft
	Scorpion				1 mile
	Pyramid				1 mile
	Scorpion				364 ft
	Old Post				3,478 ft
	Carroll Canyon				3,579 ft
	Ridge				1 mile
	Secret Slickrock				2,034 ft
	Ridge				2,060 ft
	Old Post				3,478 ft
	Skywalker				1 mile

Details

Riding area

Sedona
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Other Activities
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

2

More Stats for Carroll Canyon 4 mountain bike route

Avg time

4 hr 57 min
Altitude min

3,976 ft
Altitude start

4,450 ft
Altitude end

4,446 ft
Grade

-0%
Grade max

-53.7%
Grade min

31.7%
Distance climb

5 miles
Distance down

5 miles
Distance flat

5,177 ft

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status	trail	date	condition	description
	Scheurman Mtn	Jul 1, 2024 @ 8:49am Jul 1, 2024
	Skywalker	Jul 1, 2024 @ 7:00am Jul 1, 2024
	Secret Slickrock	Jul 1, 2024 @ 7:00am Jul 1, 2024
	Scorpion	Jul 1, 2024 @ 7:00am Jul 1, 2024
	Ridge	Jul 1, 2024 @ 7:00am Jul 1, 2024