Goat Hill via National Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Goat Hill via National Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near La Montana del Sur, AZ. The route reaches Goat Hill at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 988 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Goat Hill via National Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,596–2,475 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Bajada Trail · 33.33295, -112.09839
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 81° · precip 12% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bajada Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Ranger Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto National Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Goat Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Bajada Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 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 1.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bajada Trail Trailhead
- Ranger Trail via Bajada Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 788 ft
- Bajada Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Bajada Trail–Judith Tunnell Challenge Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- National Trail–Ranger Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,460 ft
- National Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,257 ft
- National Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,931 ft
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