SECRET CANYON-DAVID MILLER-BEAR SIGN LOOP

SECRET CANYON-DAVID MILLER-BEAR SIGN LOOP
Red Rock Secret Canyon Wilderness, Sedona

This combination option hooks up two of the above trails with the David Miller connector and a segment of FR 152 for a long loop hike.
Begin on the Secret Canyon Trail and hike 1.75 miles to the David Miller junction. Veer right (north) on David Miller and go 1.5 miles to the Bear Sign junction. Turn right here and continue on Bear Sign 2.25 miles to the Dry Creek junction. Go right here and continue 0.75 miles to the Dry Creek trailhead. From here, go right and follow FR 152 one mile back to the Secret Canyon trailhead.
BEST TIME FOR FALL COLOR: mid-October. For weekly reports, call the Forest Service Fall Color Hotline, 1-800-354-4595 or visit.fs.fed.us/r3/recreation/fall-colors/fall.shtml

LENGTH: 7.25-mile loop
RATING: moderate
ELEVATION: 4,700 – 5,400 feet
DISTANCE FROM PHOENIX: 134 miles
BEST SEASONS: September - May
BEST TIME FOR FALL COLOR: mid-to-late October
GETTING THERE:
From the “Y” intersection of AZ 179 and AZ 89A in Sedona, go left (toward Cottonwood) on 89A for 3.2 miles to Dry Creek Road. Turn right and go 2 miles to Vultee Arch Road (Forest Road 152). Turn right and follow FR 152 3.4 miles to the trailhead on the left. A high clearance vehicle is required on FR 152.
FEE: Red Rock Pass--$5 per vehicle is required
INFO: Coconino National Forest, Red Rock District 928-203-2900
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/red_rock/secret-canyon-tr.shtml

MAP: http://www.redrockcountry.org/maps/map-graphics/red-rock-map-9-05.pdf