Vultee Arch via Sterling Pass
1.5 mi
Distance
33 min
Time
terrain
1,191 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a easy one way trail to Vultee Arch in Coconino National Forest.
Rate this Hike
★★★★★
Public Tracks
Sterling Pass to Vultee Arch
An alternative "shortcut" route to Vultee Arch, leading up and over Sterling Pass. The first mile of trail to the top of Sterling Pass is super steep, then more gradual on the Vultee Arch side. This took us through the last of the November autumn leaf colors. About half of the Ponderosa pines along the route have succumbed to beetles or wildfires, but still a beautiful hike through multiple sandstone layers.
Note: parking at the Sterling Pass trailhead only has room for four or five vehicles, though the Manzanita Campground is only a quarter mile away. We saw only two other people on the trail all day.
