Downtown Flagstaff – Walnut Canyon Oxbow Overlook loop from Flagstaff

Downtown Flagstaff – Walnut Canyon Oxbow Overlook loop from Flagstaff

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Downtown Flagstaff – Walnut Canyon Oxbow Overlook loop from Flagstaff

01:50

38.1km

240m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.1 km for 224 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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276 m

Downtown Flagstaff

Highlight • Settlement

Flagstaff was founded in 1876 and translates as much as flagpole. The exact origin is interpreted in different ways, but all stories revolve around a central element: a single spruce, …

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8.03 km

Route 66 Trail - Eastern terminus

Highlight • Trail

The Route 66 Trail runs 7.5 miles along historic Route 66. Where used to be large billboards can be walked since the 1990s.

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19.1 km

Walnut Canyon National Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

Walnut Canyon stretches along the southeast of Flagstaff. This is the National Monument, where you can visit some old structures like cliff dwellings of the Anasazi. If you own an …

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19.3 km

Walnut Canyon Oxbow Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

This overlook views the oxbow in the canyon below. There is another viewpoint further town the Rim Trail that peers further down the canyon.

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32.3 km

Route 66 Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Much of the Historic Route 66 has been paved over by more modern Highways and Interstates. However, here in Flagstaff this trail aims to preserve a bit of automotive history …

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