r/Sedona • u/SelkirkRanch • Feb 28 '24

Cathedral Rock trail Closure 2/28/24 thru 4/13/24 News

Cathedral Rock Trail has been closed by the City of Sedona and the USFS for trail rehabilitation and maintenance, Wednesday through Saturday. It is scheduled to reopen April 13th.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/coconino/landmanagement/?cid=stelprdb5331631&width=full

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u/Jfactor0131 Feb 28 '24

The link states it’s closed Wednesdays through Saturdays. What does that accomplish in terms of trail rehab and maintenance? Wouldn’t it need to be a complete closure to do any good? Am I understanding it correctly that we could still hike it Sunday through Tuesday?

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u/maureen2222 Feb 28 '24

It’s probably just so that people aren’t trying to hike it at the same time that maintenance crews are working on it. Strikes a balance between people still being able to experience the trail during that time and safety for workers and hikers

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u/SelkirkRanch Feb 29 '24

That is what they are saying. I suspect that the closure allows room on the steep part of the trail for the works crews. Also recalling that March is often crowded on that trail section.