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South Mountain Preserve

Guadalupe Perimeter Trail & Guadalupe Perimeter via DC-Ray Connector

7.9 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Guadalupe Perimeter Trail & Guadalupe Perimeter via DC-Ray Connector is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Wonder Rift, AZ. It climbs 710 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,224 – 1,545 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.30281, -112.02035
Nearest town Wonder Rift, AZ
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Guadalupe Perimeter Trail & Guadalupe Perimeter via DC-Ray Connector

7.9 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,223–1,545 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.30281, -112.02035

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 84° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miContinue straight onto DC-Ray Connector, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Degoba Loop, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto DC-Ray Connector, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Guadalupe Perimeter, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right onto Thash Kavid South Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miReach Guadalupe Perimeter, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miBear right onto Guadalupe Perimeter, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto DC-Ray Connector, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Degoba Loop, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto DC-Ray Connector, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Connector (Moderate), heading E.
  18. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/guadalupe-perimeter-trail-guadalupe-perimeter-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

80% dirt20% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 102°F84°
Feels like88°Precip3%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 1.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sun 104°88°
Mon 104°90°
Tue 106°89°
Wed 104°89° 22%
Thu 105°88° 21%
Fri 98°83° 19%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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