Beacon Hill Trail–Black Rock Canyon Trail, 6 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Burgundy Hill, AZ. It climbs 2,645 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,316 – 2,238 ft · steepest grade: 33%15.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.36847, -111.97676
Nearest town Burgundy Hill, AZ
Directions
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Beacon Hill Trail–Black Rock Canyon Trail, 6 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,645 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,317–2,237 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.36847, -111.97676
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Marcos de Niza Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Young Man Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Desert Classic Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Lower Corona de Loma Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto DC to Corona Connector, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Desert Classic Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Desert Classic, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto GP to DC, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Guadalupe Perimeter, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto DC-Ray Connector, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Degoba Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto DC-Ray Connector, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Beacon Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Degoba Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto DC-Ray Connector, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Guadalupe Perimeter, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto GP to DC, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Desert Classic, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto DC to Corona Connector, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Lower Corona de Loma Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Young Man Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Marcos de Niza Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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