AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

South Mountain Preserve

DC-Ray Connector

3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min

DC-Ray Connector is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Wonder Rift, AZ. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,224 – 1,385 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.30281, -112.02035
Nearest town Wonder Rift, AZ
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DC-Ray Connector

3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,223–1,384 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.30281, -112.02035

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miContinue straight onto DC-Ray Connector, heading W.
  6. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Connector (Moderate), heading NW.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dc-ray-connector-out-back-5-km-16d4

Trail surface

51% dirt49% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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