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South Mountain Preserve

Guadalupe Perimeter Trail–Pima Canyon Loop, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Guadalupe Perimeter Trail–Pima Canyon Loop, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Parkside, AZ. It climbs 679 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,417 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Guadalupe Perimeter Trail 33.35311, -111.99769
Nearest town Parkside, AZ
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Guadalupe Perimeter Trail–Pima Canyon Loop, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,417–1,801 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: Guadalupe Perimeter Trail · 33.35311, -111.99769

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Marcos de Niza Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto National Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftBear right onto Pima Wash Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Marcos de Niza Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miArrive 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-pima-canyon-loop-out-back-3-sights-5-km

Trail surface

73% dirt24% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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