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Ride Like a Local: Sedona, Arizona [Podcast #291]

Ride like a local in Sedona, Arizona. Kevin Adams is our guide as we explore this mountain bike destination to discover the best trails and learn about the groups that maintain them.

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Mountain Bike Trails

When Bandit Trails Go Legit: The Hangover Trail, Sedona's Crowning Jewel

The Hangover Trail is the most intense trail of jaw-dropping ingenuity in all of Sedona... and one of the most creatively-built trails I've ever ridden.

Arizona

Sedona, Arizona: Not Just Another Moab

Since I had no idea what to expect from Sedona, I envisioned it to be Arizona’s version of Moab. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

61 Trails in Sedona, Arizona

Rank	Trail Name	Length (mi)	City
1.	John S. McCain III Bike Skills Park	1	Cornville
2.	Canyon of Fools (Upper Dry Creek Area Trails)	1.2	Sedona
3.	Pyramid	1.0	Sedona
4.	Bandit (Airport Mesa Trail Network)	2.0	Sedona
5.	Sketch	1.0	Sedona
6.	Pyramid	1.0	Sedona
7.	Secret Slickrock	1.0	Sedona
8.	Skywalker	2.0	Sedona
9.	Scorpion	2.0	Sedona
10.	Skywalker	2.0	Sedona
11.	Scorpion	2.0	Sedona
12.	Thunder Mountain	2.0	Sedona
13.	Del Sol (Turkey Creek)	3	Sedona
14.	Hardline	1	Sedona
15.	Turkey Creek	6.0	Sedona
16.	Willard Springs	6.0	Flagstaff
17.	Ram's Head Trail (Airport Mesa Trail Network)	3.0	Sedona
18.	Chimney Rock Trail (North Urban Trail System – West)	3.0	Sedona
19.	Special Ed	3.0	Sedona
20.	Ridge Trail (Airport Mesa Trail Network)	3.0	Sedona
21.	Huckaby	3.0	Sedona
22.	Dawa Loop (Upper Dry Creek Area Trails)	3.0	Sedona
23.	Girdner Trail (Upper Dry Creek Area Trails)	5.0	Sedona
24.	North Urban Trail System - West	5.0	Sedona
25.	Cow Pies	1.0	Sedona
26.	Herkenham Trail	1.0	Sedona
27.	Courthouse Butte Loop (Bell Rock Area Trails)	5.0	Sedona
28.	Pig Tail (Broken Arrow Trail System)	1.0	Sedona
29.	Hog Heaven (Broken Arrow Trail System)	1.0	Sedona
30.	Cockscomb Trail (Upper Dry Creek Area Trails)	6.0	Sedona
31.	Dead Horse Ranch State Park	28.0	Cottonwood
32.	Jim Thompson	3.0	Sedona
33.	Bell Rock Trailway (Bell Rock Area Trails)	3.0	Oak Creek
34.	North Urban Trail System - East	6.0	Sedona
35.	Schnebly Hill Trail	1.0	Sedona
36.	Made In The Shade (Yavapai Point Trails)	4.0	Sedona
37.	Long Canyon (Upper Dry Creek Area Trails)	6.0	Sedona
38.	Hog Wash (Broken Arrow Trail System)	2.0	Sedona
39.	Baldwin Loop	2.0	Oak Creek
40.	Aerie (Upper Dry Creek Area Trails)	3.0	Sedona
41.	Raptor / Thumper / Kiln Loop	7.0	Cottonwood
42.	Big Park Loop (Bell Rock Area Trails)	3.0	Oak Creek
43.	Arizona Trail Passage #31 Walnut Canyon (Arizona Trail)	18.0	Flagstaff
44.	Slim Shady (Yavapai Point Trails)	2.0	Sedona
45.	Easy Breezy	2.0	Sedona
46.	Soldier Wash Trails	11.0	Sedona
47.	Yavapai Point Trails	10.0	Sedona
48.	Llama Trail (Bell Rock Area Trails)	3.0	Sedona
49.	Munds Wagon Trail	12.0	Sedona
50.	Broken Arrow Trail / Chicken Point (Broken Arrow Trail System)	2.0	Sedona

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Latest Sedona, Arizona Mountain Bike News

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Arizona

Construction is underway on 35 miles of all-new singletrack in Sedona's red rocks

Work has already begun on a 35-mile trail expansion in the Turkey Creek area near Sedona, Arizona.

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Go behind the scenes with the builders of Sedona's Hardline trail

Sedona's new Hardline trail is quickly becoming known as one of the most technical MTB trails in the USA. In this new film, you can find out exactly how the builders made the magic happen.