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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Connector, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Young Man Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Desert Classic Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Lower Corona de Loma Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Man Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto National Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miPass Fat Man's Pass.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Marcos de Niza Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto National Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto PCL to Beacon, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beverly-Pima Connector Trail & Javelina Canyon Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- National Trail & Pima Wash Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Marcos de Niza Trail & Pima Wash Trail Loop 3 mi · ▲ 595 ft
- Guadalupe Perimeter Trail & Pima Canyon Loop Loop via Desert Classic Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 442 ft
- Desert Classic Trail & Guadalupe Perimeter Trail Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 470 ft
- Beacon Hill Trail & Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 896 ft
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