Robbers Roost Cave is located west of Sedona, Arizona. The cave has many aliases, including Hole in the Rock and Shaman’s Cave, but on Forest Service maps it is generally shown as Robbers Roost. To get there from Sedona, drive south on AZ-89A for 10 miles and turn right onto the Loy Butte Road, FR 525. Continue for 2.8 miles and turn left onto Sycamore Pass Road, FR 525C. After about 7 miles turn right onto FR 9530 and continue to the trailhead 1.2 miles away. We understand that a high clearance 4WD is required to get all the way to the trailhead. The hike to the cave, where there is a ruin and cool looking window (Hole in the Rock) is less than a half mile. There is an exposed section of slickrock right before the cave that some people may not be comfortable crossing.
Included with this post is the GPS file and map that we plan to use for our first visit. If you don't want to wait for us to get around to it feel free to try the GPS file and map for yourself. With no guarantee, of course, but they most often prove valuable for us.
Download GPS planning file:
