South Mountain Preserve

Beacon Hill Trail & Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Beacon Hill Trail & Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Burgundy Hill, AZ. It climbs 896 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,365 – 1,877 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: National Trail 33.36283, -111.98629
Nearest town Burgundy Hill, AZ

Directions

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Beacon Hill Trail & Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,364–1,878 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: National Trail · 33.36283, -111.98629

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 103°F / low 85° · precip 6% · wind 3 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 NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto PCL to Beacon, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ridgeline Connector, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miReach Beacon Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ridgeline Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ridgeline Connector, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right onto PCL to Beacon, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 103°F85°
Feels like94°Precip6%Wind3 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 102°82°
Sun 104°82°
Mon 103°86°
Tue 105°89°
Wed 104°88° 25%
Thu 101°84° 28%

Good to know

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

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