Hidden Valley Trail & Fat Man's Pass via National Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Wonder Rift, AZ. The route reaches Fat Man's Pass. It climbs 509 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hidden Valley Trail & Fat Man's Pass via National Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,990–2,401 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Thondum Wihom Trail · 33.34301, -112.04429
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto National Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miPass Fat Man's Pass.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Hidden Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto National Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Thondum Wihom Trail Trailhead
- Dobbins Lookout & Corona de Loma Trail via National Trail 3 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Javelina Canyon Viewpoint & Fat Man's Pass via National Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- Hidden Valley Trail–National Trail, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,550 ft
- Beacon Hill Trail–Hidden Valley Trail, 5 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,797 ft
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