1.9 miles
Distance
182 ft
Climb
-164 ft
Descent
00:23:55
Avg time

Aerie (Upper) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Dry Creek
    Sedona, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #1374 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #4488 in Trail Running
    • #2521 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking

The trail is 2.7 miles long and is one of the best intermediate skill level trails in Sedona. The east end starts at the Boynton Canyon parking lot which a lot of the time is full due to its popularity. The west end of the trail starts from a huge paved parking lot called Aerie.

This trail is routed mainly on dirt and some sections have chunks of rock mixed in with dirt which makes paying attention important on this ride. From the east end the trail weaves up and down through a beautiful red soil drainage that increase the fun factor of the trail.

After doing the climb to the high point from either direction the trail rips to the next intersection of your intended ride.

Disclaimer

Equestrians Restricted/Not Suitable for Adaptive MTB

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Aerie (Upper) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    17 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,561 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,724 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,561 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,580 ft
  • Grade
    0.2%
  • Grade max
    -13.1%
  • Grade min
    16.3%
  • Distance climb
    4,554 ft
  • Distance down
    4,797 ft
  • Distance flat
    906 ft
  • Avg time
    00:23:55
  • Avg reverse time
    00:24:20
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Status:
on Mar 29, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4 (19 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Aerie (Upper) Trail Reports

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      Mar 29, 2023 @ 2:45pm
      4 hours
      		 Dry Creek is wet.
      Mar 25, 2023 @ 4:00am
      Mar 25, 2023
      		 Trail conditions are reported good with occasional mud and water in wash/creeks.
      Mar 25, 2023 @ 4:00am
      Mar 25, 2023
      		 Trail conditions are reported good with occasional mud and water in wash/creeks.
      Mar 23, 2023 @ 2:19pm
      Mar 23, 2023
      		 Use caution at creek/wash crossings.
      Mar 21, 2023 @ 11:07am
      Mar 21, 2023
      		 Significant amount of rain and snow melt through the wash crossings causing them to be higher than usual, use caution in the Dry Creeks area!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 34 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 651 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,379 rides
      • Last: Mar 29, 2023

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      45 |
      Feb 11, 2022 @ 12:26pm
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      Feb 11, 2022 @ 12:25pm
      Feb 11, 2022
      413 |
      May 26, 2020 @ 3:55pm
      May 26, 2020
      409 |
      Apr 4, 2020 @ 8:18pm
      Apr 4, 2020

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      Aerie (Upper)
      8:29 | 88 | Aug 28, 2022 , Sedona
      Sedona Mountain Biking // Aerie to Cockscomb: Pt 1
      10:43 | 101 | Aug 9, 2022 , Sedona
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