Women's Village

The social trail to Women’s Village is located on a ledge along the south wall of Boynton Canyon. This cluster of Sinagua cliff dwellings extends for approximately 150 yards before the ledge runs out.

 

 
The distinctive name may have been chosen by archaeologists because the ledge provided a safe location in the center of Boynton Canyon. The foundation of a defensive wall can be seen as you start down the ledge toward the ruins.
 

 
This is one of the more impressive archaeological sites in Sedona (shown above), but the view alone (shown below) would be worth the effort if there were no cliff dwellings at all.

RATED: Moderate for OPTION 1. Difficult for OPTIONS 2 & 3 due to route finding and elevation gain.  All the routes described are similar in terms of length. Details below are for OPTION 1.

 

TOTAL DISTANCE (FROM PARKING)
3.2 miles roundtrip

 

DISTANCE OFF THE SYSTEM TRAIL
(ELEVATION PROFILE SHOWN BELOW)
.43 miles
 

ELEVATION GAIN (FROM PARKING)
576 ft
 

EST. HIKING TIME
3 hours round trip from parking
 

BEST TIME TO GO
Sept - May
 

PET FRIENDLY
No. DO NOT visit archaeological sites with your pet!