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Lime Kiln Trail: Deer Pass to Red Rock State Park Lime Kiln Trail crosses Dry Creek For most of its 15-mile course, the Lime Kiln Trail winds through a dusty corridor of crumbling sediments and sparse vegetation.   Mountain bikers love the long, flowy route for its epic vistas and clear lines-of-sight that enable speedy traverses of the stark terrain.   A highpoint vista on Lime Kiln Trail The trail unwinds as a linear adventure anchored by two water-centric parks with miles of white-rock moonscape in between.    Hikers who are interested in more than big, airy views and chalky flats underfoot should understand that this is a trail that keeps the juicy stuff close to its opposing terminals. Sedona red rocks seen from the Lime Kiln Trail. Named for a kiln built by the �Willard Boys� back in the 1880s to create lime for mortar used in building projects near Cottonwood, the trail runs between Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood and Red Rock State Park in Sedona. ...

TAVASCI MARSH Clarkdale Peck's Lake and Tavasci Marsh This place is for the birds---and the hikers who love them. Designated an "important birding area" by the Audubon Society, Tavasci Marsh occupies a placid strip of green bounded by Tuzigoot National Monument, Dead Horse Ranch State Park and Verde River Greenway State Natural Area. The 96-acre, spring-fed wetland hosts a colorful cocktail of winged beasts chipping among reeds, roosting, wading or gliding over the waters in feathered flotillas. Access is via a free parking area near Tuzigoot or at DHSR ($7 fee per vehicle). Both entry points funnel hikers into a network of trails that wind among enormous cottonwood trees, mesquite forests, cattail choked bogs, sandy flood plains and riverside riparian corridors. Another way to enjoy the site and tag on some educational benefits is to enter through the Tuzigoot monument. There's a $10 fee per person, but you'll get to explore a Sinagua pueblo and learn from visi...