Gila Lookout Connector & Holbert Trail via National Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Gila Lookout Connector & Holbert Trail via National Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near La Montana del Sur, AZ. It climbs 1,395 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gila Lookout Connector & Holbert Trail via National Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,307–2,621 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Holbert Trail · 33.35308, -112.07236
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 83° · precip 11% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Holbert Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Dobbins Lookout Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Holbert Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto National Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Gila Lookout Connector, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Holbert Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto National Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Holbert Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dobbins Lookout Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Holbert Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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