Aerie (Upper) Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaUpper Dry Creek
Sedona, Arizona -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (3 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Family FriendlyYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 75 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
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Aerie (Upper) multi-use trail trail
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Altitude change17 ft
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Altitude min4,561 ft
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Altitude max4,724 ft
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Altitude start4,561 ft
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Altitude end4,580 ft
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Grade0.2%
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Grade max-13.1%
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Grade min16.3%
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Distance climb4,554 ft
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Distance down4,797 ft
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Distance flat906 ft
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Avg time00:23:47
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Avg reverse time00:23:21
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- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
- Downhill Ski
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- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
- 12 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
- 195 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
- 1,516 rides
- Last: Feb 18, 2025
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