Goat Hill & Ranger Trail via National Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Goat Hill & Ranger Trail via National Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near La Montana del Sur, AZ. The route reaches Goat Hill at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,100 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Goat Hill & Ranger Trail via National Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,352–2,475 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.35236, -112.07624
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 at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Las Lomitas Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Las Lomitas Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ranger Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bajada Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto National Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 miContinue straight onto Bajada Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ranger Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Las Lomitas Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Las Lomitas Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 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 2.5 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Las Lomitas Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Max Delta Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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- Judith Tunnell Challenge Trail & Max Delta Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 225 ft
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