DC-Ray Connector
2 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 53 min
DC-Ray Connector is a 2-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Wonder Rift, AZ. It climbs 428 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,447 – 1,772 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.31665, -112.04862
Nearest town Wonder Rift, AZ
Directions
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DC-Ray Connector
2 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 53 min
Elevation 1,449–1,770 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.31665, -112.04862
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 83° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Guadalupe Perimeter, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto DC-Ray Connector, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Guadalupe Perimeter, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 101°F83°
Feels like95°Precip11%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 1.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
100°81°
Sun
101°82°
Mon
102°85°
Tue
104°88°
Wed
103°87°
24%
Thu
100°84°
28%
More from this trailhead
- DC-Ray Connector 2.5 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- DC-Ray Connector 2.7 mi · ▲ 483 ft
- DC-Ray Connector & Guadalupe Perimeter via Desert Classic 3 mi · ▲ 540 ft
- Corona to DC Connector & Guadalupe Perimeter 4.4 mi · ▲ 667 ft
- Guadalupe Perimeter Trail & Guadalupe Perimeter 4.7 mi · ▲ 723 ft
- Desert Classic–Guadalupe Perimeter, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 615 ft
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