Schultz Creek Trail is a 8 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Flagstaff, Arizona and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking and mountain biking and is best used from April until November. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
dogs on leash
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Directions from Flagstaff: Drive north 2 miles on US 180 to FR 420 (Schultz Pass Road). Turn east and follow FR 420 about a mile to a gate and cattle guard. Turn right down over the hill toward Schultz Creek and park. The trailhead is at the north end of the parking area.
Saturday morning, 9:00am-ish, I was alone and saw just two other hikers and 10+ trail bikers.
Trail was heavily used by mountain bikers on the day I hiked it.
Overall enjoyable hike; from trail head to Sunset Point, then the 0.9mi loop, then back the trailhead.
Good hike for people used walking in lower elevations.
Better for biking than hiking, great trail
Amazingly awesome!!!
Very nice scenery, but as previously mentioned it's a heavily used mountain bike race track. With all the trails in the area, it might be a good idea to designate this one a mountain bike track and choose another for foot traffic only.
Tina M.
Great way to escape the heat of Phoenix. Several bikers and joggers. But trails were wide enough to step aside with no problems.
awesome downhill ride on our MTBs
Loved this trail a lot of different scenery and we saw tons of butterflies.
Beautiful trail. A bit impacted by the nearby road. It is heavily used by mountain bikes, so be wary.