South Mountain Preserve

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Marcos de Niza Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miSharp right onto Desert Classic Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 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

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