Crosscut Viewpoint–Bajada Trail, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Crosscut Viewpoint–Bajada Trail, 3 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near La Montana del Sur, AZ. The route reaches Crosscut Viewpoint. It climbs 1,081 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Crosscut Viewpoint–Bajada Trail, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,295–1,732 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Hau'pal Loop Trail · 33.35098, -112.09995
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 83° · precip 11% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hau'pal Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miPass Crosscut Viewpoint.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Crosscut Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Bajada Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miReach Crosscut Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miBear left onto Crosscut Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hau'pal Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 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 4.4 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hau'pal Loop Trail Trailhead
- Alta to Hau'pal Connector & Hau'pal Loop Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft
- Las Lomitas Trail & T-Bone Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 323 ft
- Alta to Hau'pal Connector–Alta, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 3,115 ft
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