Desert Classic Trail & Pima Canyon Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Desert Classic Trail & Pima Canyon Loop is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Burgundy Hill, AZ. It climbs 449 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,329 – 1,736 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.36420, -111.97726
Nearest town Burgundy Hill, AZ
Directions
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Desert Classic Trail & Pima Canyon Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,329–1,735 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.36420, -111.97726
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 103°F / low 85° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Marcos de Niza Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Desert Classic Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 103°F85°
Feels like90°Precip6%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°85°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
103°84°
Sun
104°82°
Mon
104°89°
Tue
106°89°
Wed
103°88°
23%
Thu
105°88°
20%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beverly-Pima Connector Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 237 ft
- Beacon Hill Trail via Pima Canyon Loop Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Pima Canyon Loop Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Beverly-Pima Connector Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Pima Wash Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 119 ft
- Beacon Hill Trail–Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 429 ft
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