Bursera Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 48 min
Bursera Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Gila Crossing, AZ. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,240 – 1,450 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bursera Trail 33.30345, -112.10322
Nearest town Gila Crossing, AZ
Directions
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Bursera Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 48 min
Elevation 1,241–1,449 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Bursera Trail · 33.30345, -112.10322
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bursera Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto CLOSED - old Pyramid Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bursera Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Ranch Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lost Ranch to Cholla, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Cholla Flats Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lost Ranch to Cholla, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Lost Ranch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bursera Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto CLOSED - old Pyramid Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bursera Trail, heading W.
- 450 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bursera Trail Trailhead
- Lost Ranch Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Lost Ranch Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Bursera Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Lost Ranch Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Lost Ranch Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Bursera Canyon & Gila Trail Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 709 ft
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