Old Munds and Schnebly Hill

Julia is back in town and making lists of things to check off, such as riding up Snowbowl, check, and riding from Flagstaff to Sedona via Forest Service back roads, check. I'm enjoying the motivation and positivity; thanks Julia!

This is the route from Flag to Sedona. It takes Old Munds Highway to a maze of numbered Forest Service roads, to Schnebly Hill road for the last bumpy rocky road to Sedona. The whole ride is gorgeous with much of it meandering through pine forest and lush meadows.

Next comes a tricky set of turns that are hard to find. Despite our vigilance, we missed them and ended up in the bedroom/retirement community/summer home of AZ people, of Munds Park. There we saw retired people playing golf, hiking, and a bunch of RVs, ATVs, and dirt bikes in the nearby woods. Hopping on the highway for two miles got us back on track with the Schnebly Hill exit. A generous shoulder and down hill direction makes that fly by.

Away from the highway, the final descent into Sedona is a blast after a couple quick climbs (it's good to know beforehand that heading "down to Sedona" has a good bit of up as well). Mucho thanks to Derek for meeting us at the bottom and whisking us off to a swim spot with beers and a picnic! Couldn't be a better way to end a ride.