Bursera Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 59 min
Bursera Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Saint Johns Mission, AZ. It climbs 432 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bursera Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 59 min
Elevation 1,287–1,726 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.30295, -112.13038
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Gila Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bursera Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Gila Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Bursera Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 751 ft
- National Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft
- Gila Trail Loop 4.4 mi · ▲ 941 ft
- Gila Trail & Prospector Loop 5.4 mi · ▲ 867 ft
- Ranger Trail & Upper Gila Trail via National Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,119 ft
- National Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,265 ft
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