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South Mountain Preserve

Bursera Canyon & Shaughnessey Connector

3.4 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Bursera Canyon & Shaughnessey Connector is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Gila Crossing, AZ. It climbs 357 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,125 – 1,371 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shaughnessey Connector 33.29602, -112.11722
Nearest town Gila Crossing, AZ
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Bursera Canyon & Shaughnessey Connector

3.4 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,126–1,370 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: Shaughnessey Connector · 33.29602, -112.11722

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Shaughnessey Connector, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Bursera Canyon, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bursera Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto CLOSED - old Pyramid Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Bursera Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Shaughnessey Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto CLOSED - old Pyramid Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Bursera Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Bursera Canyon, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miSharp left onto Shaughnessey Connector, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bursera-canyon-shaughnessey-connector-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Hikes near Gila Crossing, Arizona