Snoopy Rock via Marg’s Draw Trail Preview

Should you hike Marg’s Draw Spur A to Snoopy Rock? What the film settles

An easy trail with a hard spur at the end.

Marg’s Draw is the easy part. The film starts flat, crosses stone steps and prickly pear at 3:00, and has Snoopy Rock in view across the flats at 5:40. From 11:00 it is easy walking along the draw below the spires.

The spur changes the hike. At 13:40 Spur A leaves the main trail toward the rock. The climb begins on cactus and boulders at 16:20, with big blocks to step up at 19:00 and steep broken rock from 21:40, the stretch that earns the strenuous rating.

Hands at the top. At 27:00 the route goes through boulders with hands on the rock, then the last steep ground below the formation from 29:40. The film reaches the base of Snoopy Rock at 32:00, with the view back over Sedona. If anyone in your group is not up for that, Marg’s Draw itself is a pleasant walk with the rock in view.

Plan the parking. Check Sedona trailhead parking before you go.

Stay on Marg’s Draw if steep, loose rock or hands-on moves are not for your group; the spur is where all the effort is.

What the full film shows, chapter by chapter

Timestamps read from the full 32:14 film. Owners can jump straight to any chapter.

1. 0:00 Sombart Lane trailhead The dirt lot, the kiosk and the flat start; about 4,290 ft.
2. 3:00 Rock steps on Marg's Draw Flat stone steps and prickly pear (0.2 mi).
3. 5:40 Snoopy Rock in view The formation ahead across the flats (0.3 mi).
4. 11:00 Along the draw below the spires Easy walking under the cliffs (0.6 mi, about 4,380 ft).
5. 13:40 Spur A leaves the main trail The turn onto the spur toward the rock (0.7 mi).
6. 16:20 The climb begins: cactus and boulders The spur steepens on rocky tread (0.9 mi).
7. 19:00 Boulder steps Big blocks to step up (1.0 mi, about 4,585 ft).
8. 21:40 Steep broken rock The grade and the loose stone that earn the Strenuous rating (1.1 mi).
9. 27:00 Hands on the rock A hands-on section through boulders (1.3 mi, about 4,740 ft).
10. 29:40 The final rocky approach The last steep ground below the formation (1.4 mi).
11. 32:00 The base of Snoopy Rock 1.5 mi and about 4,850 ft on the overlay, under the cliff with the view back over Sedona. The film ends here; the descent is not shown.

Not in the film: the descent of the spur, which is on the same loose rock.

Planning the real hike? Check Sedona trailhead parking and the trail guides before you go.