Beacon Hill Trail–Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Beacon Hill Trail–Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near The Pointe at South Mountain, AZ. It climbs 659 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beacon Hill Trail–Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,255–1,801 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.37166, -111.97433
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 & Calle Los Cerros stop 711 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto National Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Marcos de Niza Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Desert Classic Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & Calle Los Cerros stop 711 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beacon Hill Trail & Pima Canyon Loop Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 323 ft
- Pima Canyon Loop Trail & Ridgeline Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Pima Canyon Loop Trail & Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 767 ft
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