South Mountain Preserve

Beacon Hill Trail–Black Rock Canyon Trail Loop, 6 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,672 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Beacon Hill Trail–Black Rock Canyon Trail Loop, 6 sights is a 9.6-mile loop in South Mountain Preserve near Burgundy Hill, AZ. The route reaches Fat Man's Pass. It climbs 1,672 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,332 – 2,543 ft · steepest grade: 29%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.36309, -111.98469
Nearest town Burgundy Hill, AZ

Directions

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Beacon Hill Trail–Black Rock Canyon Trail Loop, 6 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,672 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,333–2,542 ft

Loop · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.36309, -111.98469

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 103°F / low 85° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left onto Connector, heading W.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Young Man Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Desert Classic Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1 miTurn right onto Lower Corona de Loma Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Man Trail, heading W.
  15. 1.4 miTurn right onto National Trail, heading W.
  16. 1.3 miPass Fat Man's Pass.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Marcos de Niza Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto National Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miSharp right onto PCL to Beacon, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miBear right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading E.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftThe 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

92% dirt6% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 103°F85°
Feels like97°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 104°82°
Mon 103°86°
Tue 106°89°
Wed 105°88° 25%
Thu 101°85° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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