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South Mountain Preserve

DC-Ray Connector & Guadalupe Perimeter via Desert Classic

3.5 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 26 min

DC-Ray Connector & Guadalupe Perimeter via Desert Classic is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Wonder Rift, AZ. It climbs 537 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,381 – 1,805 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Desert Classic - Kyrene School Connector 33.31601, -112.05709
Nearest town Wonder Rift, AZ
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DC-Ray Connector & Guadalupe Perimeter via Desert Classic

3.5 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,380–1,804 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: Desert Classic - Kyrene School Connector · 33.31601, -112.05709

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Desert Classic - Kyrene School Connector, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Desert Classic, heading E.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right onto DC-Ray Connector, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Guadalupe Perimeter, heading S.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left onto Desert Classic, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Desert Classic - Kyrene School Connector, heading W.
  7. 0.2 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/dc-ray-connector-guadalupe-perimeter-out-back-6-km-2330

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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