CairnThe Sedona Index

Which Sedona hikes does the Forest Service rate easy?

11 Sedona trails in this index carry the word "easy" in the difficulty rating printed on the managing agency's own trail page. That word is the agency's, not this index's: Cairn does not grade a trail's difficulty itself. Sedona's official trails are managed by the Coconino National Forest and the City of Sedona; each writes its own difficulty word on its own trail page, not a shared scale across agencies. Every figure here was read from each trail's own managing-agency page and carries the date it was checked; none of these Sedona trail records has been independently field-checked yet. This answer was last reviewed on .

Compiled, not yet confirmed How these figures were compiled is explained below.

Every trail rated "easy"

Difficulty, distance, elevation, trailhead and fee/pass — printed verbatim from each trail's own managing agency, never converted or rounded.
TrailDifficulty, as publishedDistance, as publishedElevation, as publishedTrailheadFees / pass, as published
Baldwin Trail No. 191“Easy, “family” type hike”1.6 milesTrailhead Elevation: 3,950 ft. Elevation Gain: 150 ft.Across the road from the Red Rock Crossing (Crescent Moon) parking area, Verde Valley School RoadRed Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required to park at the trailhead
Bell Rock Pathway No. 96“Easy family-friendly trail”3.5 miles one wayTrailhead Elevation: 4,192 ft. Elevation Change: 185 ft.Three trailheads on SR 179 — Southern, Midway and NorthernRed Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required to park at the trailheads
Brins Mesa Trail No. 119“Easy to moderate”3.5 miles one wayTrailhead Elevation: 4,632 ft. Elevation Gain: 649 ft.Brins Mesa Trailhead, off Dry Creek Road (FR 152); also reached from the Jim Thompson TrailheadRed Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass is required to park at the Jim Thompson trailhead
Broken Arrow Trail No. 125“Moderately easy with spectacular views”1.5 milesTrailhead Elevation: 4,282 ft. Elevation Gain: 344 ft.Broken Arrow Trailhead at the end of Morgan RoadNot listed in the Forest Service's own "Sites That Require Passes" table as of September 26, 2026 (the table names Baldwin, Bell Rock Pathway/Vista, Bell, Bootlegger, Boynton Canyon, Courthouse Vista and other named sites, but not this trailhead) — an absence from that table is not a claim that parking here is free.
Fay Canyon Trail No. 53 (Red Rock)“Easy”2.1 miles roundtripTrailhead Elevation: 4,590 ft. Elevation Gain: 144 ft.Fay Canyon Trailhead, across the road from the Fay Canyon parking area on Boynton Pass RoadListed in the Forest Service's own "Sites That Require Passes" table (printed there as "Fay Canyon Trailhead") as needing a Red Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass — the trail's own page prints no fee line itself, but the programme page's table governs the trailhead.
Jim Thompson Trail No. 124“Easy”3 milesTrailhead Elevation: 1,659 ft. Elevation Change: 100 ft.Jim Thompson Trailhead at the end of Park Ridge Drive, via Jordan RoadRed Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required to park at the trailhead
Little Horse Trail No. 61“Moderately easy. Good for beginners”1.5 milesTrailhead Elevation: 4,300 ft. Elevation Gain: 330 ft.Paved turnout on SR 179 at milepost 309.8Red Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required to park at the trailhead
Long Canyon Trail No. 122“Easy”7.2 miles roundtripTrailhead Elevation: 4,558 ft. Elevation Gain: 808 ft.Long Canyon Trailhead on Long Canyon Road (FR 152D)Not listed in the Forest Service's own "Sites That Require Passes" table as of September 26, 2026 (the table names Baldwin, Bell Rock Pathway/Vista, Boynton Canyon, Fay Canyon, Dry Creek and other named sites nearby, but not this trailhead) — an absence from that table is not a claim that parking here is free.
Margs Draw Trail No. 163“Easy”2 milesTrailhead Elevation: 4,280 ft. Elevation Change: 100 ft.Three access points: Broken Arrow Trailhead, Sombart Lane Trailhead, or the Huckaby TrailheadRed Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required at the Huckaby Trailhead
Templeton Trail No. 156“Easy”3.9 milesTrailhead Elevation: 790 ft. Elevation Gain: 250 ft.Courthouse Vista parking lot on SR 179Red Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required to park at the trailhead
West Fork Trail No. 108“Easy, for first 3 miles”3-14 milesTrailhead Elevation: 5,325 ft. Elevation Gain: 52 ft. (@1 mile), 107 ft. (@2 miles), 221 ft. (@3 miles), 1,178 ft. (@14 miles)Call of the Canyon Picnic Site, Oak Creek Canyon — 9.5 miles north of Sedona on SR 89ACoconino Hospitality weekly pass: "$25 per week" (Call of the Canyon Picnic Site page, last updated September 25, 2026; read October 9, 2026). The same page lists "$15 per vehicle per day (up to 5 people)", "$50 per annual" and "$4 per person for walk-in, bicycle, bus, or extra person", and says the Red Rock Pass and America the Beautiful Pass "are not accepted at this site"

What Easy means here

"Easy" is the managing agency's own word for a trail's grade and surface — it is not a rating this index writes or checks. The Forest Service and the City of Sedona each use the word on their own trail pages, and neither publishes a companion scale for who should attempt a trail. This index adds no suitability claim of its own for children, seniors, fitness level or any other group beyond the words the agency itself prints; where an agency's own page calls a trail "family-friendly" or "good for beginners," that wording is quoted, not endorsed. Conditions, footing and heat change with the season and the day, so read the agency's own trail page and check current conditions before you go. If Bell Rock Pathway is the easy one you're leaning toward, the Bell Rock Pathway guide walks through its three SR 179 trailheads and the Pathway-versus-climb choice. Most rows here say a Red Rock Pass or America the Beautiful pass is needed to park; the Red Rock Pass guide sorts out which sites take which pass. West Fork's first three miles are rated easy; read the West Fork Trail guide before you drive, since it carries the current Forest Service closure note.

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