Review Date
April 5, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: mtnbkrmrt ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
This trail connects the Courthouse loop to the little horse trail. I rode it north along with 4 other riders, all of us having intermediate to advanced skills. This trail is awesome. Short 30 second climbs, blazing downhills, tight turns, technical sections ( only rocks!)etc. I would say it was one of my top rides this year, a "must do" when in Sedona. Once you get to little horse, hang a right turn and head up a mile or so . Its all climbing, but fairly straight forward, couple of hike a bikes along the way. You'll end up at chicken point. when you turn around, its a blazing fast technical down hill thats fast and furious, tight banked turns, jumps etc. This trail is not technically "finished" but its still very rideable although not marked. Stop by Bike and bean for details.

Recommended Route:
Bell rock trail parking lot ( south end) ride the Bell rock trail north around Bell rock, when your on the North side , go east on the Bell rock trail until hitting the Courthouse loop trail ( marked) bear left right there, there will be a clear "wilderness" yellow sign on your right, dont go there ( $300 and they take your bike). Continue on the Courthouse loop now heading east, you'll ride up a old stream bed, look for the the singletrack off to the left for the start of Llama, not marked! Bike and bean guys can help you with a detailed shop map ( and an expresso!)

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Bell rock trail is good warm up, good kid friendly trail. People dont like bikers on the trails, be prepared to get snapped at and an evil look here and there

Review Date
October 12, 2005

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: raoul ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
This was a fun little connector trail - I actually enjoyed it more than Broken Arrow. If you're coming from the Broken Arrow direction the first mile is pretty tame - buff single track but then gets into a series of up and down wash crossings that are a good technical test. I ended up in a fairly confusing maze of trials at the end but exited to the Bell Creek bikeway along Highway 179. Fun, and more fun...

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Breoken Arrow, Templeton, HT, Chapel

Review Date
February 22, 2005

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: azblaster ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
This trail is all about the single track. I have only cleared the entire trial once without putting a foot down. When I first started to ride it I hated it because of the constant up and down. Now I ride it for the intense physical aspect of the trail. It is challenging because you climb the first half of the trail. The second half is downhill. The single-track is hard to beat. The trail is short so I always use it to connect from chicken point, mystic, or cathedral rock. It always adds a fun challenge to each ride.

Recommended Route:
I ride the trail from south to north because I think that direction has less uphill and I can average a faster speed.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
llama to mystic to broken arrow to chicken point back to llama or bell rock parkway.

Review Date
November 20, 2004

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: Jm. ,  Downhiller

Summary:
Relatively boring. Has some very short ups and downs, nothing really technical (like the chute up to chicken point).

Recommended Route:
Fun to do once I suppose, splits off to the left from the little horse.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Secret Trails, Jim Thompson Trail, Cathedral, etc...

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Review Date
June 8, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months