Beacon Hill Trail–Beverly-Pima Connector Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile loop in South Mountain Preserve near The Pointe at South Mountain, AZ. It climbs 440 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,230 – 1,447 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Javelina Canyon Trailhead 33.37428, -111.98579
Nearest town The Pointe at South Mountain, AZ
Directions
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Beacon Hill Trail–Beverly-Pima Connector Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,232–1,446 ft
Loop · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Javelina Canyon Trailhead · 33.37428, -111.98579
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 104°F / low 85° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & 44th St stop 421 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Javelina Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Javelina to Ridgeline, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto PCL to Ridgeline, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 104°F85°
Feels like96°Precip6%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°85°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
103°82°
Sun
105°83°
Mon
104°86°
Tue
106°89°
Wed
105°88°
25%
Thu
102°85°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & 44th St stop 421 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Javelina Canyon Trailhead Trailhead
- Beverly-Pima Connector Trail–Desert Classic Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Javelina Canyon Trail–National Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- National Trail–Pima Canyon Loop Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Desert Classic Trail–Guadalupe Perimeter Trail Loop, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 772 ft
- Beacon Hill Trail–Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 814 ft
- Javelina Canyon Viewpoint–Javelina Canyon Trail, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,201 ft
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