South Mountain Preserve

Desert Classic & Telegraph Pass Trailhead (Paved)

3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Desert Classic & Telegraph Pass Trailhead (Paved) is a 3-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Wonder Rift, AZ. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,381 – 1,513 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Desert Classic - Kyrene School Connector 33.31601, -112.05709
Nearest town Wonder Rift, AZ

Directions

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Desert Classic & Telegraph Pass Trailhead (Paved)

3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,380–1,511 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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Desert Classic - Kyrene School Connector, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Desert Classic, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Telegraph Pass Trailhead (Paved), heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miReach Desert Classic, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Desert Classic, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miSharp right onto Desert Classic - Kyrene School Connector, heading SW.
  7. 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

73% dirt27% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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