Hiking the Boynton Canyon Trail | Secret Subway Cave | Sedona | Arizona
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- Опубліковано 11 гру 2024
- Boynton Canyon's Secret Subway Cave... Now with that title it'll surely catch everyone's attention! Although the secret may be out of the bag at this point, it is certainly a gem and truly amazing hike that everyone should have the opportunity to experience in their lifetime.
The Boynton Canyon Trail is only located about 10 minutes from town and just 2 minutes past the entrance to the Devil's Bridge Trail where there is a parking lot, which if full you can just park along the road where there will likely already be many cars making it easy to find.
From the trailhead this hike is 9km round trip and a relatively easy hike with rough and rocky terrain. At the end when you reach the Subway Cave you will need to scramble up a steep slope to enter the cave.
This hike took about an hour to reach the Subway Cave and a total of 3 hours to get back to the truck allowing for time spent enjoying some lunch and taking in the views.
Once in the cave you will be treated with sweeping views of Boynton Canyon from the mouth of the keyhole. From here you can explore around the ledge which will lead you to some very well kept Ancient Ruins estimated to be 700-800 years old.
I recommend stopping by to check out the Boynton Vista Trail which is about 500m into the hike and only adds 700m to your hike. This trail leads to a large pillar which is also the location of one of the major Vortexes in Sedona.
***There are a few ATV rental companies in Sedona that I highly recommend as many of the trails are within 15 minutes or so from town. Many trails can be reached easier with a 4X4 vehicle and it looks like a great time!
I hope that you can take some notes from my hike that may help you on your future hike or just simply enjoy my experience and the amazing views along the hike at the Boynton Canyon Subway Cave.
Happy Hiking !
Hiking Thru
I lived in Sedona for a good 8 years and hiked many of the trails. But never hiked this one .
Thank You for sharing this Awesome hike.
People really did a great job keeping this place secret until the last year or two! I hope that you get out to enjoy it, it really was our favourite hike in Sedona 🏜️
Great stuff , I’ll be visiting in January
That’s great! I hope you have a fabulous time😊
Thanks for taking us on the journey.
You’re very welcome ☺️
Although I have visited Sedona many times, this spectacular hike somehow escaped me. Thank you for sharing. 👍
You’ll have to catch it on your next trip! It has only become more of a known and shared location in the past year or two.
Cool. There's subway caves here, where I'm at too. These are way cooler than the ones here. They are by "Burney Falls" here. There's more by Klamath Falls in "Captain Jacks Stronghold". They starved the Natives out and diverted the water, to defeat the Natives. Now, they complain because there's no more water! Beautiful pictures! Thank You
The subway caves were so wild to see and experience! I am so happy that you enjoyed my video and could experience the adventure with me 😊
Wonderful footage. Boynton Canyon and the Subway Cave are amazing. 👍👍👍
They really are! Can’t wait to explore some other hikes next time I’m in Arizona!
Wild to see so many people at this spot. My wife and I did it in the fall of 2020 and we had the entire place to ourselves for over an hour. Beautiful canyon.
Wow, that sounds like you were one of the last ones to get to experience that! I believe that the amount of people that were there when I went was relatively low to the norm these days.
What a place though! Beautiful beyond measure.
@@HikingThru Oh yeah, similar to delicate arch, the crowds can be tough to swallow but the beauty of the place speaks volumes. Can't wait to come back here
Wow! That shot around 5:30 is amazing!
Thanks! It’s really hard not to catch great shots in a place like this.. it does all of the heavy lifting!
Sedona is absolutely beautiful through and through
Wow, amazing trail.
It certainly is. Such an amazing feature within the rock walls!
Great Video & Music
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Thank you for sharing gorgeous Sedona with us ! Excellent video 🤩
You are very welcome. I am glad that you enjoyed it and hope it has brightened your day!
Amazing to see the reds and oranges in the rock...looks amazing on the big screen! Very cool! Bruce and Otis
It is really hard to do it justice with a camera, but it certainly is a magical place!
Stunning presentation, you have a great ability to really pull the viewer into scenery and the atmosphere.
Thanks so much @ervinslens ! I try to learn and incorporate new skills into every video that I create, so Im happy to hear that it is projecting to the viewers!
Your intro footage is so captivating!
Enjoyed walking with you - what a stunning landscape! The magnitude of this place and how ancient it is, is surreal ❤
Subscribed 😊 Looking forward to more hikes 🌵
Thank you for the kind words!
Sedona is an absolutely unique and beautiful place, I can’t wait to go back 😊 plenty of hikes planned all over for 2022!
Enjoyed the video. Thanks:)
Youre welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
Hello! Greetings from România! 🇷🇴
Very nice and interesting your video. Congratulations! 👍
Have a beautiful day my friend! ❤️
Thanks for watching.
I am glad that you enjoyed the video!
Happy hiking!
Awesome video! One of the best captured of this magical place! If you dont mind me asking, what time of the day did you go? You got the best lighting in your shots!
Wow, that is quite the statement.. thank you!
My photo from the cave was at exactly 1:10pm and the cave was just entering full shade, so it was uniform in colour which made it not blow out with too much lighting. I would say if you looking for similar lighting aim to be there between 1pm-2:30pm. If you are looking for full light in the cave I would say somewhere between 8-10am though. Although I would try to confirm the suns location with the direction of the cave as the suns direction can change from month to month.
I hope this helps!
Happy Hiking🥾
@@HikingThru Thanks man! I also watched another video and the guy did suggest going in the afternoon to avoid harsh lights coming to the cave. But I bet around that time would be crazy crowded. Lol
@@siiahlub in reality, the only time I can see it not being crowded would be first thing in the morning which may have decent light, rainy days and perhaps near the end of the day. I can’t say for sure though. My suggestion would be to embrace the crowd. There was about 20 or so people up there when I was, it’s all about timing the shots and being patient really. I hope when you end up going it all works out perfect!
Que lugar increíble!!!!
¡realmente es!
Love the video.
Glad you enjoyed it! This was my favourite hike in Sedona
wow i have never seen red rocks before! im use to the white rocks if you know what i mean
You must be from Canada then, eh!
Nice.
Nice indeed.
Not a secret anymore....was there a couple weeks ago. Very crowded! Get there early! I would say be at the Boynton Canyon parking lot at least by 6am. lol
Yeah, it’s certainly a busy spot, especially during peak season. My personal recommendation would be to head out when it’s not peak season and heading out after the first wave of people. You’ll still get a crowd at 6am, but there’s usually a lull after the early hikers head out.
How many hours does it take to do this trail??
The information from my hike is all in the description 😊
How long did this hike take in hours and in miles?
If you check out the description on my video it answers all of your questions and more! I hope this helps 😊
(9km = 5.6mi)
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Thanks for the support!
Plenty of amazing hikes coming very soon 😊
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It's no longer a "secret".
Certainly not a secret anymore, but it has become a beautiful place that everyone can now enjoy and I think that there’s something special in that.
As I was there I was happy to see several children awestruck by the beautiful structure and I hope that more people can have that exact experience. To gatekeep beautiful places such as this (unless it is on private land) is simply selfish.