March on through a desert Disneyland
Hiking the Soldier Pass Trail is like being on an amusement park ride—there’s always a new surprise waiting around the bend. Connecting several famous landmarks into a delightful 4.5-mile loop, this is hands down one of the best hikes in Sedona.
The first section is a short, flat walk to Devil’s Kitchen, a large sinkhole predicted to collapse even further. From there, a half-mile walk takes you to the Seven Sacred Pools, which are fed by a seasonal stream that provides water for the local wildlife.
Further on, you’ll find a fork in the road. What I like to do is take the right trail for a side trip to Soldier Pass Cave, a beautiful sandstone cave rife with photo ops, then return to the fork and continue left on the Soldier Pass Trail. The trail proceeds along a scenic ridge towards the Brins Mesa Trail, which is connected to your starting trailhead via the Cibola Pass and Jordan Trails.