Pyramid Trail: A Short MTB-Shared Sedona Singletrack

By The Lowdown Guide Editorial Team · Visited Spring 2026 · Updated May 2026

Trailhead and Access: Not Posse Grounds Park

Correction: an earlier version of this page described Pyramid Trail as accessed from Posse Grounds Park on Coffeepot Drive in West Sedona. That is incorrect. Pyramid is a mountain-bike trail reached via the Scorpion Trail, approached from the Sedona Red Rock High School area or from a small pullout near the Upper Red Rock Loop Road / Chavez Ranch Road intersection — the same general area as the south trailhead of Old Post Trail. Posse Grounds Park (Coffeepot Drive) is a real Sedona city park with its own parking, but it is not the access point for this trail.

We were not able to independently confirm current parking capacity, fee status, or Red Rock Pass requirements at the corrected trailhead location. Small forest-interface pullouts like this are sometimes fee-free and sometimes within a Red Rock Pass fee area — do not assume either way. Verify current access, parking, and fee details with Coconino National Forest (Red Rock Ranger District) before you go.

For a complete comparison of which Sedona trailheads are free versus fee-required, the Sedona hiking permits and passes guide documents that system in detail.

MTB Sharing: How to Hike This Trail Safely

Pyramid Trail is specifically oriented as a one-way, north-to-south downhill run for mountain bikers approaching from the Scorpion Trail, so hikers on foot should actively expect descending bike traffic rather than treat it as an occasional crossing. We could not independently verify specific hour-by-hour traffic patterns for this trail, so treat any claim about "quiet windows" with caution and use general judgment — mid-week mornings are a reasonable bet on most Sedona MTB trails, but verify locally rather than planning around unconfirmed timing.

Standard trail etiquette on MTB-shared Sedona trails: hikers generally yield to uphill cyclists, since a climbing rider has limited momentum and stopping ability. On a trail like Pyramid that's built for downhill riding, be alert for bikes approaching from behind or ahead and step off the trail to let them pass safely. Dogs should be kept on a short leash and recalled to heel when bikes are audible — a spooked dog on a narrow trail with an oncoming bike is a real hazard.

Pyramid connects into the broader Coconino National Forest trail network near Chavez Ranch Road and Upper Red Rock Loop Road, which includes Old Post Trail. If you're looking for a hiker-focused, MTB-free short loop instead, Sugarloaf Loop Trail is a West Sedona option worth checking.

Trail Character

A previous version of this section described a mile-by-mile breakdown starting at "Posse Grounds Park" — that breakdown was built on the incorrect trailhead location and has been removed rather than left in place with the wrong starting point. We have not field-verified a mile-by-mile account of the corrected route (via the Scorpion Trail from the Sedona Red Rock High School area, or from the Chavez Ranch Road / Upper Red Rock Loop Road pullout), so we are not publishing invented trail-marker detail for it.

What is reasonably established: Pyramid is a short singletrack (roughly 1.3 miles) built and signed as a one-way, north-to-south downhill mountain bike route, with a sand-and-cinder surface typical of the pinyon-juniper terrain in this part of the Coconino National Forest interface, and it links into the trail network around Old Post Trail. If you plan to hike it, expect descending bike traffic, watch for trail signage at junctions, and confirm the current route with a Forest Service map or a local bike shop before you go.

Seasonal Timing and Nearby Trails

Sedona's sand-and-cinder forest-interface trails generally drain faster after rain than the slickrock trails, and this terrain type tends to be more forgiving underfoot in light freeze conditions than exposed sandstone. As with most low-elevation Sedona trails, plan for early starts in summer heat. We have not independently confirmed Pyramid Trail's specific elevation or a precise seasonal-timing recommendation, so treat the above as general terrain guidance rather than a verified figure.

Sugarloaf Loop Trail is a separate West Sedona short loop with a summit view, worth considering if you want a hiker-focused (non-MTB) option instead.

The permits and passes guide covers which Sedona trailheads require a Red Rock Pass and which don't — check it before you go, since we could not confirm the fee status at Pyramid Trail's actual trailhead.