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Bear Mountain Trail No. 54

Unverified trail record: compiled from official agency pages, checked September 26, 2026, not yet field-checked. About this record

Bear Mountain Trail No. 54 is an official trail in the Sedona Red Rock area, managed by Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service). Its published distance is 4.6 miles out and back. The managing agency rates it Strenuous. The trailhead is Bear Mountain Trailhead, across the road from the FR 152C parking area. Fees or passes, as published: Listed in the Forest Service's own "Sites That Require Passes" table (printed there as "Bear/Doe Mountain 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. Every fact here was read from an official source on the date shown and has not been independently field-checked; conditions and fees change, so check the agency page before you go. This record was compiled on September 26, 2026.

Managed by Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service). Facts compiled from official sources on .

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The published facts, and when we read them

Trail
Bear Mountain Trail No. 54Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/bear-mountain-trail-no-54
as of August 30, 2026
Trailhead
Bear Mountain Trailhead, across the road from the FR 152C parking areaAs published: from the junction of state Routes 89A and 179, take 89A west 3.2 miles to Dry Creek Road on the right. Go 2.9 miles to a "T" and turn left on Boynton Pass Road. Go 1.6 miles to another "T" and turn left onto FR 152C. Continue for 1.2 miles to the trailhead parking area on the left; cross the street to the trailhead. Location: 6 miles west/northwest of Sedona.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/bear-mountain-trail-no-54
as of August 30, 2026
Coordinates
34.89367, -111.86542Checked via: GPS printed on the trail page as 34°53'37.2"N 111°51'55.5"W, converted to decimal degrees only: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/bear-mountain-trail-no-54
as of August 30, 2026
Route, as published
4.6 miles out and backChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/bear-mountain-trail-no-54
as of August 30, 2026
Distance, as published
4.6 miles out and backChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/bear-mountain-trail-no-54
as of August 30, 2026
Elevation, as published
Trailhead Elevation: 4,611 ft. Elevation Gain: 2,289 ft.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/bear-mountain-trail-no-54
as of August 30, 2026
Difficulty, as published
StrenuousChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/bear-mountain-trail-no-54
as of August 30, 2026
Dogs
Not published by the sourceChecked via: No dogs or pets line is printed on https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/bear-mountain-trail-no-54; nothing was borrowed from elsewhere.
as of August 30, 2026
Fees / pass
Listed in the Forest Service's own "Sites That Require Passes" table (printed there as "Bear/Doe Mountain 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.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/passes/red-rock-coconino-passes-program (re-read 2026-09-26)
as of September 26, 2026
Managed by
Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service)Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/bear-mountain-trail-no-54
as of August 30, 2026
Facts compiled on
September 26, 2026Checked via: Compiled verbatim from the official Coconino National Forest trail page (its footer showed 'Last updated July 23, 2025'); the fee line was re-read from the Forest Service's passes-programme page on 2026-09-26 (CAIRN-10). Not independently field-checked.
as of September 26, 2026

Guided options whose own sites name this trail

These operators' compiled records mention Bear Mountain in their own published tour lists or permit statements — that is the only reason they appear here. Cairn sells no placement.

A snow warning, and a fee quirk

The page warns, verbatim: "Do not attempt this hike when there is significant snow on the mountain." Published time: 5+ hours roundtrip. The trailhead shares the FR 152C parking area with Doe Mountain Trail across the road — Doe Mountain's page prints a pass requirement for that lot while this page prints none; each record here reflects only its own page.

Nearby trails

The 4 other trail records here whose coordinates are closest to this one's. Each figure is a straight line between the two records' coordinates, not a route, a drive or a hiking time.

This trail record was compiled verbatim from official sources — Forest Service and other agency pages — and has not been independently field-checked. Each fact shows the date it was read and the page it came from. Conditions, closures and fees change; check the managing agency's page before you go. If anything is wrong, corrections are free: email thomas@sedonatechsolutions.com.

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