Picturesque, rugged off-road trails suitable for 4x4s, hiking & biking in a serene atmosphere.
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#8 of 28 Tourist attractions in Sedona #8 of 33 Hiking areas in SedonaLocalGuideWorld score: 4.80
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Quick facts
- What is the rating of Broken Arrow Trail?
- Broken Arrow Trail is rated 4.8 out of 5 based on 615 reviews.
- How does Broken Arrow Trail rank in Sedona?
- Broken Arrow Trail is #8 of 28 Tourist attractions in Sedona by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
- Where is Broken Arrow Trail located?
- 799 Morgan Rd, Sedona, AZ 86336 — 2.3 km from the center of Sedona.
- How can I contact Broken Arrow Trail?
- Phone: (928) 203-7500 · Website: fs.usda.gov
Rly fun trail. Make sure you have a high clearance 4x4. The devils steps are scary but fun I dragged the hitch a little.
Easy hike, amazing views with lots of off shoot hikes to do. Definitely a great mountain biking trail. We hiked but we will be back to bike. We came at 7am in July to beat the heat and only saw a few people, several bikers and a atv. Looks like a popular hike. Easy for all levels out and back hike. The bat conservation was cool bonus too.
Went yesterday morning (Monday) to do the OHV trail with my off-road vehicle. Trail traffic was relatively light. 4LO not necessary, but it helps if you have it. What matters the most here is approach angle, departure angle, skidplates, articulation, and overall ground clearance. I had Chicken Point all to myself for 15+ minutes. The way in was pretty easy - only a few small obstacles that were easy to navigate. The return route is where you enter the rock climbing area with fun obstacles. I was in my 4"-5" lifted and rear locked Subaru on 235/75/15 Toyo AT3's. 27°-28° approach/departure angle. Still smashed the engine skidplate a few times on the way back, once made a Pink Jeep group laugh when I got stuck and then cheer when I self-recovered within a minute using a set of Maxtrax to bridge for approach angle. Had no issues keeping up with the pink Jeeps otherwise. They were entertained for a bit watching me crawl/slide down the staircase (which feels crazy steep in real life - the pics do no justice). Do not recommend any AWD vehicles attempt this trail without serious lifted ground clearance, lockers/LSDs, and quality skidplates. Road sign skidplates will do absolutely nothing for you here and your trip is going to be very expensive if you try. It's narrow enough, and busy enough, that if you have a problem with an obstacle, you'll be inconveniencing a LOT of people. Should be a walk in the park for most short wheelbase 4WD vehicles WITH SKIDPLATES, stock, or mildly modified solid axle vehicles with good AT tires.
A lot of twists and turns surrounded by beautiful desert plants. if you park by the south entrance, a nice easy to slightly moderate 1.9 miles to the north entrance where you can find a restroom before going back.
The trail has awesome views and the loop to Chicken point and submarine rock is great. Beware however this is a busy trail the jeep roads are filled both pink jeeps and ATV’s and other rental 4WD vehicles so it can be noisy and smokey and dusty as well. The trails itself is also popular with mountain bikes so it can be busy indeed. On the blue sky day it is awesomely stunning but if you like quiet then go late in the afternoon as the crowds seems to be early than than late.
This is a review of the hiking trail. Be aware that there is a parallel route for off road vehicles and they intersect in a couple of places but don't actually cross. If you are hiking, you should not encounter any motor driven vehicles. You may see mountain bikes so keep your ears and eyes open. The route is simple to follow, in areas where there may not be tracks, there are wire cairns filled with rocks that show the route and at junctions of trails there are well placed signs. In an area of beautiful scenery, this trail will exceed all of your expectations. Broken Arrow can be a bit of a scramble at times, but the entire route, out and back is 3 miles. The far end is spectacular. I used an app called alltrails that a hiker suggested and the navigation was simple and easy to figure how much of the hike was left at any point in the route. I took the Broken Arrow to the end, and on the return route took "High on the Hog" and then "Twin Peaks" as a variation. High on the Hog was rated double black diamond, but was not that difficult, there were a couple places that were less than easy and I did slide down a tilted flat rock face on my bottom once. Absolutely worth doing. On a thursday mid November, I saw perhaps 15 other people over 2 hours.
This is it. If you only have time for one off-road trail… hit this one. It’s busy during peak times FOR A REASON! It’s breathtaking and the pictures do NOT come close doing it justice.
We took dirt bikes and used GPS and still got lost a couple times, ha… but it’s not an adventure if everything goes perfectly, right? ;)
ALSO: if you are not in a pink Jeep, watch out for pink Jeeps!
We took dirt bikes and used GPS and still got lost a couple times, ha… but it’s not an adventure if everything goes perfectly, right? ;)
ALSO: if you are not in a pink Jeep, watch out for pink Jeeps!
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