DC-Ray Connector
3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 17 min
DC-Ray Connector is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Wonder Rift, AZ. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,217 – 1,385 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.30112, -112.02005
Nearest town Wonder Rift, AZ
Directions
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DC-Ray Connector
3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,217–1,384 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.30112, -112.02005
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto DC-Ray Connector, heading W.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Connector (Moderate), heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, 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
53% paved47% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- DC-Ray Connector 3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- DC-Ray Connector 4 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- DC-Ray Connector 4.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- DC-Ray Connector 4.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- DC-Ray Connector 4.3 mi · ▲ 221 ft
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