Templeton Trail No. 156
Templeton Trail No. 156 is an official trail in the Sedona Red Rock area, managed by Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service). Its published distance is 3.9 miles. The managing agency rates it Easy. The trailhead is Courthouse Vista parking lot on SR 179. Fees or passes, as published: Red Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required to park at 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 August 30, 2026.
The published facts, and when we read them
- Trail
- Templeton Trail No. 156Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/templeton-trail-no-156
- as of August 30, 2026
- Trailhead
- Courthouse Vista parking lot on SR 179As published: park at the Courthouse Vista parking lot to get closest to the Templeton Trail intersection with Bell Rock Pathway. From the junction of Routes 89A and 179 in Sedona, take Route 179 south 5 miles to the Courthouse Vista parking lot on the east side of the road, crossing over the northbound section of Route 179.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/templeton-trail-no-156
- as of August 30, 2026
- Coordinates
- Not published by the sourceChecked via: The page prints GPS 34°49'07.0"N 111°46'16.9"W, but the identical string appears on the Baldwin and Little Horse trail pages and matches the Little Horse trailhead area rather than this trail's Courthouse Vista parking — recorded as unknown rather than republishing a suspect coordinate: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/templeton-trail-no-156
- as of August 30, 2026
- Route, as published
- 2-3 hours one wayChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/templeton-trail-no-156
- as of August 30, 2026
- Distance, as published
- 3.9 milesChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/templeton-trail-no-156
- as of August 30, 2026
- Elevation, as published
- Trailhead Elevation: 790 ft. Elevation Gain: 250 ft.Checked via: Reproduced exactly as printed (see context for why this looks wrong): https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/templeton-trail-no-156
- as of August 30, 2026
- Difficulty, as published
- EasyChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/templeton-trail-no-156
- 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/templeton-trail-no-156; nothing was borrowed from elsewhere.
- as of August 30, 2026
- Fees / pass
- Red Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required to park at the trailheadChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/templeton-trail-no-156
- as of August 30, 2026
- Managed by
- Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service)Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/trails/templeton-trail-no-156
- as of August 30, 2026
- Facts compiled on
- August 30, 2026Checked via: Compiled verbatim from the official Coconino National Forest trail page (its footer showed 'Last updated July 22, 2025'); not independently field-checked.
- as of August 30, 2026
Printed numbers, reproduced with care
The page prints "Trailhead Elevation: 790 ft." — almost certainly a typo on the source page, since the area sits near 4,000 ft — and its description says the trail "ends at 3.5 miles at its intersection with the Baldwin Trail" while the stat block prints 3.9 miles. All figures stand as printed, flagged here rather than silently corrected. The printed GPS is treated as suspect too; see the coordinates fact.
A trailhead maintenance window
A district alert (June 8 - September 15, 2026) listed a temporary maintenance closure of Courthouse Vista — this trail's named parking — on Monday, August 10, 7 to 9:30 a.m., a date already past when this record was compiled.
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