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Varied riding with smooth forested singletrack, ridgeline vistas, and steep technical sections


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Map Key

4.7

Miles

7.6

KM

Singletrack

9,140' 2,786 m

High

8,058' 2,456 m

Low

1,488' 454 m

Up

486' 148 m

Down

8%

Avg Grade (5°)

50%

Max Grade (26°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

Sunset is a trail with two distinct personalities. The softer side of Sunset is from Schultz Pass to the intersection with the Little Bear Trail. It's a moderate cruise that climbs through shaded conifer forest over a small saddle, where beautiful views of the SF Peaks can be had.

Beyond Little Bear, Sunset gets serious as it climbs to the main ridgeline of Mount Elden. The "Hobbit Forest" is a steep technical rock garden set in an aspen forest. Past this, the trail stays near to the summit ridge, where there are big views to the east toward the Painted Desert over the slopes burned by the 1977 Radio Fire.

Contacts

Shared By:

Almonzo Wilder

Trail Ratings

  4.6 from 23 votes

#2

in Mount Elden

#528

Overall
  4.6 from 23 votes
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Trail Rankings

#2

in Mount Elden

#33

in Arizona

#528

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Photos

Autumn
Oct 14, 2016 near Flagstaff, AZ
SF Peaks from meadows on top of Sunset.
Jun 9, 2013 near Flagstaff, AZ
The "Hobbit Forest" section of Sunset Trail.
Sep 2, 2015 near Flagstaff, AZ
View from the Sunset Parking Lot. Schultz Creek Trail heads out from here.
May 17, 2013 near Flagstaff, AZ
Upper Sunset, to the Hobbit Forest.
Sep 2, 2015 near Flagstaff, AZ
The Sunset Trail with Mount Elden in the background.
Dec 12, 2016 near Flagstaff, AZ
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