Best hikes in South Mountain Preserve
Ambleway maps 35 hikes in South Mountain Preserve, from a 2.1-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. 28 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Bursera Trail. The biggest climb is Beacon Hill Trail–Black Rock Canyon Trail, 6 sights, gaining 2,645 ft, and the network tops out at 2,542 ft. 4 start within walking range of public transit.
- Max Delta Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Bursera Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- DC-Ray Connector 2.5 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- National Trail & Pima Wash Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Max Delta Trail & Ranger Trail Loop 3 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Lower Corona de Loma Trail–Thash Kavid North Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Crosscut Viewpoint–Hau'pal Loop Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft
- DC-Ray Connector & Guadalupe Perimeter via Desert Classic 3.5 mi · ▲ 537 ft
- Thondum Wihom Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,039 ft
- Judith Tunnell Challenge Trail & Las Lomitas Trail Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Corona to DC Connector–Sidewinder, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Lost Ranch Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft
- Bajada Trail–Judith Tunnell Challenge Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- Gila Trail Loop 4.4 mi · ▲ 941 ft
- Holbert Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft
- Javelina Canyon Viewpoint & Fat Man's Pass via National Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- Guadalupe Perimeter Trail & Guadalupe Perimeter 4.7 mi · ▲ 723 ft
- Gila Trail & Prospector Loop Loop via Cholla Flats Loop 4.7 mi · ▲ 702 ft
- Old Man Trail & Thash Kavid North Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,258 ft
- Goat Hill & Ranger Trail via National Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft
- Beacon Hill Trail–Desert Classic Trail Loop, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,191 ft
- Alta to Hau'pal Connector–Alta-Bajada Connector Loop, 4 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft
- Overlook–Telegraph Pass Viewpoint Loop, 8 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,691 ft
- Beacon Hill Trail–Black Rock Canyon Trail Loop, 6 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,672 ft
- Black Rock Canyon Trail–Desert Classic Trail, 4 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,472 ft
- Dobbins Lookout–Dobbin's Lookout Extenstion Viewpoint, 8 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,515 ft
- Beacon Hill Trail–Black Rock Canyon Trail, 6 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,645 ft
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- Beacon Hill Trail & Pima Canyon Loop Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 323 ft
- Guadalupe Perimeter Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Beverly-Pima Connector Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Pima Canyon Loop Trail & Ridgeline Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Javelina Canyon Trail–National Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- Bursera Canyon & Shaughnessey Connector 3.4 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 354 ft