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Secret Canyon Trail No. 121

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

Secret Canyon Trail No. 121 is an official trail in the Sedona Red Rock area, managed by Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service). Its published distance is 9.2 miles roundtrip. The managing agency rates it Strenuous. The trailhead is Signed trailhead across the Dry Creek streambed, off FR 152 (high-clearance road). Fees or passes, as published: Not listed in the Forest Service's own "Sites That Require Passes" table as of September 26, 2026 (Dry Creek Trailhead, nearby, is listed as needing a Red Rock Pass or ATB, but this trailhead's own signed access point is not named) — an absence from that table is not a claim that parking here is free. 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
Secret Canyon Trail No. 121Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/secret-canyon-trail-no-121
as of August 30, 2026
Trailhead
Signed trailhead across the Dry Creek streambed, off FR 152 (high-clearance road)As published: about 42 miles south of Flagstaff (12 miles west of Sedona) on paved and graveled roads — drive 27 miles south from Flagstaff to Sedona on state Route 89A, turn right on Dry Creek Road and drive two miles to Forest Road 152. The signed trailhead is across the usually dry streambed of Dry Creek, west of the parking area, which sits approximately 200 feet behind the sign.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/secret-canyon-trail-no-121
as of August 30, 2026
Coordinates
34.930028, -111.806694Checked via: GPS printed on the trail page as 34°55'48.1"N 111°48'24.1"W, converted to decimal degrees only: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/secret-canyon-trail-no-121
as of August 30, 2026
Route, as published
Return by the same route for an 9.2-mile hikeChecked via: Reproduced verbatim, including the page's own 'an 9.2-mile' wording: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/secret-canyon-trail-no-121
as of August 30, 2026
Distance, as published
9.2 miles roundtripChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/secret-canyon-trail-no-121
as of August 30, 2026
Elevation, as published
Trailhead Elevation: 4,679 ft. Elevation Gain: 895 ft.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/secret-canyon-trail-no-121
as of August 30, 2026
Difficulty, as published
StrenuousChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/secret-canyon-trail-no-121
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/secret-canyon-trail-no-121; nothing was borrowed from elsewhere.
as of August 30, 2026
Fees / pass
Not listed in the Forest Service's own "Sites That Require Passes" table as of September 26, 2026 (Dry Creek Trailhead, nearby, is listed as needing a Red Rock Pass or ATB, but this trailhead's own signed access point is not named) — an absence from that table is not a claim that parking here is free.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/passes/red-rock-coconino-passes-program (re-read 2026-09-26; the trail's own page, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/secret-canyon-trail-no-121, also prints no fee or pass line)
as of September 26, 2026
Managed by
Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service)Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/secret-canyon-trail-no-121
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 30, 2026'); 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

Closed at the time of compilation

Coconino National Forest closure order 03-04-06-26-003 (Pocket Fire), in effect July 31 through September 30, 2026, closes Secret Canyon Trail #121 — along with Bear Sign #59, David Miller #164, Dry Creek #52 and HS Canyon #50. Do not plan this trail before the order lifts; check the forest's alerts page for current status. The trail page itself displayed the "Pocket Fire Temporary Area & Trail Closure" alert on August 30, 2026.

A primitive access road

The page states: "The road to Secret Canyon Trail is very primitive and suitable for high-clearance vehicles only." and "This road is rough; high clearance and four wheel drive are required. It is not recommended during wet weather."

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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