Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Schnebly Hill Day Hike
| when? |
Trip Report :
October 3, 2009
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| where? |
Sedona – Red Rock District |
| the hike |
Grand vistas of Sedona’s red rock country await you from the
top of Schnebly Hill. The hike will take us up on an old
wagon grade and then a trail that goes along the edge before connecting
with the Munds Mountain, Jacks Canyon, and Hot Loop Trails.
Bring your camera.
This hike is described in Magnum, Richard and Sherry, Sedona Hikes
(9th ed), Hexagon Press, Flagstaff, AZ, 2008, pages 194-195.
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| type |
round trip |
| distance |
5 miles |
| time |
4-5 hours |
| EC |
+-1000' elevation change |
| elevations |
5,600' (Munds Wagon Trailhead) to 6,433' (Schnebly Hill) |
| on trail |
100% — Schnebly Hill Trail #158 |
| hike 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 |
110 miles from Bell Road to Munds Wagon Trailhead (220 round trip).
Note: Schnebly Hill Road is rough and unsuitable for ordinary passenger cars.
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