South Mountain Preserve

Desert Classic Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 54 min

Desert Classic Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Parkside, AZ. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,316 – 1,391 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.34564, -111.99212
Nearest town Parkside, AZ

Directions

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Desert Classic Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 54 min

Elevation 1,317–1,392 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.34564, -111.99212

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

  1. Start on Greenbelt Access Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Desert Classic Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Greenbelt Access Trail, heading S.
  9. 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

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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