Lower Corona de Loma Trail–Old Man Trail, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Citrus Hills, AZ. It climbs 2,457 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Corona de Loma Trail–Old Man Trail, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 2,457 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,300–2,542 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.36270, -112.04278
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 83° · precip 10% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Thondum Wihom Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto National Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Man Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Corona de Loma Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Thondum Wihom Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Lower Corona de Loma Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Man Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto National Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Thondum Wihom Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Thondum Wihom Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,039 ft
- Javelina Canyon Viewpoint–Thondum Wihom Trail, 3 saddles 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,643 ft
- Old Man Trail–Thash Kavid South Trail, 3 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 2,370 ft
- Mormon Trail–Thondum Wihom Trail, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,306 ft
- Guadalupe Perimeter Trail–Hidden Valley Trail, 4 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,674 ft
- Desert Classic Trail–Hidden Valley Trail, 5 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 2,827 ft
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