DC-Ray Connector
4.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 31 min
DC-Ray Connector is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Wonder Rift, AZ. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,217 – 1,460 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.30112, -112.02005
Nearest town Wonder Rift, AZ
Directions
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DC-Ray Connector
4.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,217–1,459 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.30112, -112.02005
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
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 miBear left onto Degoba Alt, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Degoba Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Degoba Alt, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Connector (Moderate), heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 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
56% dirt44% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Good to know
- 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 3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- DC-Ray Connector 4 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- DC-Ray Connector 4.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- DC-Ray Connector 4.3 mi · ▲ 221 ft
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