South Mountain Preserve

Beacon Hill Trail–Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Beacon Hill Trail–Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Burgundy Hill, AZ. It climbs 429 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,230 – 1,463 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.36420, -111.97726
Nearest town Burgundy Hill, AZ

Directions

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Beacon Hill Trail–Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,232–1,462 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.36420, -111.97726

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading W.
  4. 300 ftBear right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Javelina to Ridgeline, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto PCL to Ridgeline, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftTurn right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right onto PCL to Beacon, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading NE.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

94% dirt1% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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