Mescal Trail
Originally a bike trail, this trails starts out a little slow as it meanders across a low growth forest. Be patient…it gets much better. At 1.0 mile the trail rises up and around a ridge that takes you into a spectacular Red Rock “bowl” beneath Mescal Mountain. This alcove provides big panoramic views of Secret Mountain Wilderness and clear across Sedona to Courthouse Butte in the distance. The trail exits “the bowl” and leads you through a Red Rock corridor eventually connecting to Dead Man’s Pass Trail. Additional options include: a) connecting to Long Canyon via Deadmans Pass b) connecting to Boynton Canyon via Deadmans Pass.
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Everything described above and in the video is accurate. Now there is a real sign indicating “Difficult” and “Extreme” instead of “Hard” and “More Hard”. I would add that once at the mountain there is a wonderful display of healthy beautiful ocotilla enhancing the views as I snacked. I’ll go back.