Sunset Trail - Flagstaff, AZ

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Sunset Trail

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The 4-mile easy Sunset Trail starts near a rare body of water in these mountains called Schultz Tank. At the top of Mount Elden's Summit Plateau, visitors will see the San Francisco Peaks, volcanic fields east of Flagstaff, Sunset Crater, and the Painted Desert. Hiking along the trail, visitors see black bears, elk, and mule deer.

Along its highest reaches, the Sunset Trail travels through an area once devastated by a fierce wildfire in 1977. Among the burned out hulks of a once thriving forest guests can see how nature recovers from such an all-consuming disaster. Aspen and Gambel oaks are well established in the burned-over area.

Sunset Trail provides a connecting route to Schultz Creek, Brookbank, Little Bear Trail, Upper Oldham, and Elden Lookout Trails.

The trail receives moderate use from May to November.

Facilities: There are no facilities at Sunset Trail.

Best Time To Visit: Sunset Trail is open from May to November.

Fees: There are no fees charged to access this trail.

Accessibility: This trail is not handicap accessible.

Rules: No motorized vehicles are permitted.

Directions: To get to Sunset Trail from Flagstaff, drive north on US 180 to Forest Road 420 (Schultz Pass Road). Drive 6 miles east on Forest Road 420 to the trailhead at a parking lot on the south side of the road.

Map: Click here for a map to Sunset Trail

Reservations: Reservations are not needed or accepted at Sunset Trail.

Attractions Near
Sunset Trail

Brookbank Trail #2
Coconino National Forest
Elden Lookout Trail
Heart Trail
Little Bear Trail
Little Elden Trail
Oldham Trail
Schultz Creek Trail

Address

Coconino National Forest/Peaks Ranger Station

5075 N. Highway 89

Flagstaff, Arizona 86004

Phone
General: (928) 526-0866

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