Great Sedona Hikes: Revised 5th Edition - Paperback

by David Butler (Author), William Bohan (Author)

NOTE: A NEWER HIKING GUIDE CONTAINING 100 HIKING TRAILS AND LOOP HIKES HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. Check out Great Sedona Hikes Revised 6th Edition by William Bohan. It is printed in color and contains everything you need to have a great hiking experience in Sedona, AZ.

This hiking guide, Great Sedona Hikes Fifth Edition, has been updated in March 2022 to include information on the Sedona Trailhead Shuttle Service. It includes more than 100 of Sedona's greatest hiking trails and loop hikes and includes photos, trail descriptions, detailed maps including cumulative ascent data and trail elevation profiles. It includes estimated hiking times, trail popularity and QR Code Technology with links to additional color photos for each of the more than 100 hiking trails and loop hikes.

It was updated in October 2019.

Our Top 20 Favorite Sedona Hiking Trails and Loop Hikes are featured among the 100+ trails/loops in the Sedona area. The trails are organized by level of difficulty (easy, easy to moderate, moderate, hard). The trails are also organized by feature:

• • trails suitable for hiking after a rainstorm
  • • trails that provide shade for summer hiking
    • • trails that lead to vortexes
      • • trails near water
        • • and trails leading to arches
          This organization and directions to the trail heads are easy to understand to help you choose the perfect hike for your Sedona adventure.
          Great Sedona Hikes, Revised Fifth Edition contains specific directions and mileage to the trailheads, comprehensive trail descriptions complete with GPS waypoints, and accurate commentary about the included trails and loops. The individual trail maps are based on actual GPS tracks. For those who new to hiking, we have included hiking tips, Sedona weather information, sunrise/sunset data, and parking pass requirements to help you plan your hikes.
          The authors are Sedona residents who have hiked these trails multiple times along with other good trails that didn't make the cut for inclusion among the 100+ Great Sedona Hikes.

Author Biography

William first visited Sedona in 1989 and knew he had to live there. It took over 10 years to move to Sedona but he finally achieved his dream in 2002. He has hiked Mt. Fuji and the Swiss Alps. He's hiked the walking trails in the UK. But nothing compares to the hiking opportunities in Sedona. He has hiked over 2200 miles on the Sedona hiking trails. He leads a local hiking group every week. By hiking every week he is able to make sure Great Sedona Hikes is up to date. David was a music professor and associate dean of the College of the Arts at a major midwestern university until he retired in 2003. After moving to Sedona, he began hiking with a local hiking group. He is an enthusiastic photographer, and he has hiked over 100 trails in the Sedona area.