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2.0 miles
Distance
201 ft
Climb
-814 ft
Descent
00:24:16
Avg time
-613 ft
Altitude change
8,422 ft
Altitude min
9,156 ft
Altitude max
9,035 ft
Altitude start
8,422 ft
Altitude end
-5.7%
Grade
-52.9%
Grade max
34.7%
Grade min
2,536 ft
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
568 ft
Distance flat
00:24:16
Avg time
Sunset (Upper) Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaMEDL (Mount Elden Dry Lakes)
Flagstaff, Arizona -
Ref Number23
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (4 votes)
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Local Popularity45 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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State Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailRock Garden
A fun, and often times, fast trail. Lower Sunset is easily ridden in both directions and is a Blue. Upper Sunset is primarily downhill and has some Black sections. The upper section is often referred to as "Hobbit Forest" between though the rocky switchback section below Heart and called "The Catwalk" between Upper Oldham and Heart. The Hobbit Forest section was realigned to its current alignment in 2018 by the Flagstaff Trail Faeries; Before the trail went directly down the hill in the section. Most sections of this trail are challenging uphill on a mountain bike.
Good trail for hiking and running as well; The section nearest to Elden Lookout Trail is for foot traffic only - no bikes or equestrians.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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6 Months
- 8 rides
- 23 miles avg distance
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- 25 rides
- Last: Sep 29, 2026
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Directions to sunset-upper-16334 trailhead
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11 Reviews & Comments
PGomersall
The snap loose uphill section just prior to Hobbit Forest on the downhill has been bypassed with a steady meander; now a smooth run out.
LiamG123
This trail is absolutely not worth the massive climb to reach it. After 5 miles of fire road and an 1800ft ascent, I was gassed and didn’t really enjoy it
zwade
As previous comments say don’t bother going to top top by radio tower. Trail is more of a hiking trail. Go in from first corner access off of road. This next section has some flow and rides good. After you start down into the burnt section the trail loses all flow and the jank factor is high. After you’re the trough the jank you’ll be rewarded with a fast and flowy section to end it.
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