Bajada Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Bajada Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near La Montana del Sur, AZ. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bajada Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,383–1,631 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Bajada Trail · 33.33295, -112.09839
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 81° · precip 12% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bajada Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Crosscut Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Max Delta Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crosscut Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Max Delta Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Las Lomitas Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Judith Tunnell Accessible Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Las Lomitas Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Max Delta Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Crosscut Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Max Delta Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crosscut Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Bajada Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bajada Trail Trailhead
- Ranger Trail via Bajada Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 788 ft
- Bajada Trail–Judith Tunnell Challenge Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- Goat Hill via National Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 988 ft
- National Trail–Ranger Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,460 ft
- National Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,257 ft
- National Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,931 ft
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