Templeton Trail, Sedona, AZ
by Mitchell Sprinsky on Nov.11, 2005, under Arizona
11/9/05 – Templeton Trail, Sedona, AZ
Morning arrives and I bid farewell to Phoenix (for now) and head north to Sedona. I check in, suit up, and I’m on the bike up to the Bell Rock Pathway and past Bell Rock.
I started late, so the plan is to go out Templeton Trail to Cathedral Rock and back. The Bell Rock Pathway is quite wide and flat, so I pick up some speed only to slow down for the multitude of hikers on it.
Finally, I reach the entrance to templeton and the singletrack goodness.
Of course, there’s also the crappy Sedona views.
Templeton is a fun trail and a must do (so I am told). Not technical, but it is fast rolling mostly downhill on the way to Cathedral Rock.
At cathedral rock there is a small slickrock playground. I must of spent thirty minutes here rolling drops and practicing how to kill myself on bigger things. I could have stayed here forever if it wasn’t getting late.
I only saw about five riders on the trail. I shot some nice video too. Then it was time to roll back uphill.
Video of Chimney Rock, Sugarloaf, Tea Cup, Thunder Mountain, Cibola Pass, and Jim Thompson trails.
Video of Thunder Mountain Trail.
