"This historic trail follows one of the first and most popular cattle trails out of the Sedona area. Upgrading of the trail began in 1896,
but its completion as a wagon trail awaited the work of pioneer J.J. Thompson, funded by Coconino County, in 1902. It was known as the Munds Road and later as the Schnebly Hill Road." (Arizona Forest Service)Paul and I hiked this trail the afternoon of March 16. It was another perfect weekend for hiking in Sedona. It is impossible to take a bad photo here! This trail runs parallel to Schnebly Hill road which is a popular road for the local tourist jeeps. I had taken the road before on ATV's and in the car but the trail offered even more scenic views. The trail is 4 miles one way and has 1,000' rise in elevation. The trail zig zags through several washes and after about 3 miles circles merry-go-round rock. There were other rock formations that looked like cow patties. Many parts of the trail are shaded by Arizona cypress trees. See this short youtube video of this trail:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4NZQdim2vE
This hike is apx 4 miles each way with a 1,100 ft elevation gain. As the sun was slowly setting at 6:30 P.M. & we had hiked apx 7.75 miles Lisa sarcasticly quipped, "I thought you said this was a short, easy hike"!
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