Cholla Flats Loop
3.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Cholla Flats Loop is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near La Montana del Sur, AZ. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,240 – 1,339 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.30682, -112.08248
Nearest town La Montana del Sur, AZ
Directions
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Cholla Flats Loop
3.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,241–1,338 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.30682, -112.08248
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 103°F / low 84° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Cholla Flats Loop, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lost Ranch to Cholla, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Lost Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bursera Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto CLOSED - old Pyramid Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bursera Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 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 NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lost Ranch to Cholla, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cholla Flats Loop, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 103°F84°
Feels like95°Precip13%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
102°83°
Sun
104°88°
Mon
103°86°
Tue
106°89°
Wed
105°88°
23%
Thu
101°85°
28%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cholla Flats Loop Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Cholla Flats Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Gila Trail & Prospector Loop Loop via Cholla Flats Loop 4.7 mi · ▲ 702 ft
- Bursera Canyon–Gila Trail, 4 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft
- Cholla Flats Loop–Ranger Trail Loop, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,483 ft
- Bursera Trail–Gila Trail Loop, 4 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,769 ft
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