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
- Start on Greenbelt Access Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Desert Classic Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Greenbelt Access Trail, heading S.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Guadalupe Perimeter Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Marcos de Niza Trail & Pima Canyon Loop via Desert Classic Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft
- Desert Classic Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Guadalupe Perimeter Trail & Lower Corona de Loma Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Marcos de Niza Trail–Pima Canyon Loop, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,098 ft
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