Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Boynton Canyon Day Hike
| when? |
Trip Report :
April 18, 2009
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Trip Report :
November 8, 2008
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Trip Report :
October 30, 2004 |
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Trip Report :
November 1996 |
| where? |
Sedona |
| the hike |
Join us on this popular scenic Sedona hike located in the Red Rock Secret Mountain
Wilderness Area. For the first mile, there are some minor grade changes, but the
remainder of the hike is relatively level. The trail winds past the luxurious
Enchantment Resort and then drops down into the canyon bottom. The trail is well
marked and easy to follow. Desert dwellers will enjoy abundant Ponderosa pine,
Douglas fir, manzanita, cypress, and oaks trees. Wildlife inhabitants include
javelina, white-tail deer, coyote, badgers, ringtail cats, and the Arizona gray
squirrel. As the canyon walls close in, hikers are awarded a magnificant view of
Sedona’s Coconino Sandstone and Kaibab Limeston cliff walls.
The end of the trail gradually becomes more overgrown; we will stop here for a
break, then return the way we came.
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| distance |
6 1/2 miles round trip |
| EC |
+-700' elevation change |
| elevations |
4482' (trailhead) to 5164' (Boynton Canyon) |
| time |
4 hours |
| on trail |
100% — Boynton Canyon Trail #47 |
| type |
round trip |
| starting at |
| Boynton Canyon Trailhead |
34° 54.457' N, 111° 50.919' W [NAD27]
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| rating |
"C"
Rate yourself as a hiker. |
| dogs? |
no |
| cost |
$5 per vehicle for a
Red Rock Pass, plus sharing gas expenses with the driver. The club also
allows voluntary contributions of $1/member or $3/non-member |
| weather |
Sedona |
| meet |
7:00 AM in the
Fry’s parking lot on the SW corner of I-17 & Bell Road.
Park behind Denny’s, near the entrance to the Deer Valley Park & Ride.
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| drive |
Drive west from Sedona on US Hwy 89 to Dry Creek Rd. Turn north and drive 3 miles
to the Boynton Pass Rd. Turn left at this junction and go 2 miles to the Boynton
Canyon Trailhead. A small parking area is located on the right side of the road.
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