Teacup Trailhead — Attraction in Sedona

Full-sun trail and hardly any shade. We chose this trail as our first hike because we had woken up early to catch our flight and had just driven 2 hours from Phoenix and we saw that this was rated “easy” and fairly short. Our round trip showed up as 3.5 miles on our watches. We stopped at the end of the teacup trail and found some shade to have some snacks. We were hoping to take the loop back, but the path was obscure and we had a hard time staying on it so we ended up coming back on the original trail. The views were so so when comparing with other trails in Sedona, but it’s not a busy trail which means parking is easy to find (no pass required). We probably won’t end up repeating this trail in the future unless we didn’t have anything else planned and wanted a short and easy...

AT THE TIME OF THIS REVIEW, THE TRAILHEAD PARKING IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION I was able to park on the side of the road (with a $5 red rock parking pass I got at a nearby Circle K)

The hike itself was beautiful, as are most hikes around Sedona. It was relatively easy (no scrabbling or scary cliffs to climb around)

There were a few places where it seemed like the trail wasn't clearly marked, and we eventually turned around because we found that if we continued, we'd just be getting towards soldier's pass, seven sacred pools, and a sinkhole, and for that I'd rather just park at a different trailhead.

If you want a trailhead that's near Sedona/HWY 89A, and an easy hike where you turn back when you feel like it, this is a...

The first time I came on this trail, I was trying to find the Coffee Pot trail from the Teacup trail, but I couldn't find the Coffee Pot trail since it’s not marked. I attempted it again with success! The first time, I came around 4:30PM on a weekday and I got the last parking spot, and the second time, I got to the parking lot on a Friday morning at 8AM and the parking lot had just a few cars. The first time, there were quite a few people which wasn't ideal, but the second time, I didn’t see many people. There are...