Best Trails in Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness

Surprised at the views on the top.

This trail was really good! As others have stated, to get the good views, make sure to go a few yards past ‘End of Trail’ sign, and go up the stairs on the right. Totally worth doing, since you’ve already come that far, with no real breathtaking views yet.

Was a really nice hike flat for large portion with some mild incline sections. Beautiful view at the end!!

We tackled Robbers Roost Trail yesterday. There was a healthy stream (1 foot deep and probably seasonal) that we had to cross in our car that was a little sketchy. I believe we encountered the same "road closed sign" that Chana described in her post below. It's a generic traffic barricade that occupies 1/4 of the roadway. It doesn't indicate who put it there (USFS, BLM, etc.) or signage that actually says the road is closed. We skirted passed it with the commitment that if we came to anymore streams to cross we would turn around. The road beyond the barricade was in fine shape - no problems. When we arrived at the parking spot, it was clear that many other hikers had skirted pass the barricade as well. It's a fun little hike with the robber's roost being the "pièce de résistance". It only gets 4 stars because of the lengthy rocky dirt road you have to travel before getting to the parking spot - perhaps we have gotten spoiled that you can drive right up to so many of Sedona's awesome trailheads!

Great views. Little longer than 3.6 to end - gets steep and rocky toward end. Muddy because of the rains, which was expected. Birthing cave and ruins were difficult to find.

3/21 Trail is currently not passable due to snow runoff. First crossing is 6 inches deep and water temperature is 0C. Water is flowing very quickly.

We did this trail with a group with ages 18 months(in a backback) 4 years old, 30s, and 60s. Some areas were a little tricky for the toddler and 60 years old because of the steepness or slipperiness. Great trail over all with nice views.

Parking lot full (and fee machine broken anyway). I parked on the street about a quarter mile away (the immediate surrounding area has no parking signs). If you like red rocks I definitely recommend this hike. I kept stopping to take photos because it was so beautiful. There was some shade along the route which was nice. It was a relatively easy trail and easy to follow. There were some areas of rock scrambling but not many. The majority of the climb was right at the end. The views at the end were beautiful and there were only about 10 people up there, but unfortunately some of those people were a group of teens aged/college kids that were a bit obnoxious so I didn’t spend much time up there.

Parking lot full but only 4 other people at the end on the canyon trail. Mostly dry. I’m 51 and haven’t exercised all winter. Was a little tough but worth it.

we could not cross the first stream with the kids

Just tried this one, with 6.9 miles left of the drive up we encountered a road closed sign.

Beautiful trail. The wildflowers are just starting to bloom. The stars came out while we finished up the last mile.

Stunning hike through a mix of rock and natural vegetation. With the recent rain the end was a beautiful rock pool. 13 streams to cross each way so depending on the time of year be prepared to get wet feet. A deeply satisfying hike if you like being close to nature rather than clambering over rocks.

Solid pleasant in and out trail. No real views but plenty of bees buzzing around honeysuckles. Good trail to end the day.

Magnificent. Nice variety. Lots of shade (often "foresty"). Classic Sedona red rock scenery. I clocked it at 9.9km. Moderately busy on a beautiful Saturday. 4 cars in the parking lot at 8am. Full, with overflow onto the street when I left at 1:30.

This hike was nice and easy going. I was hoping to see something amazing near the end, but nothing ever came. overall kind of a disappointing hike.