Marcos de Niza Trail & Pima Wash Trail Loop
3 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Marcos de Niza Trail & Pima Wash Trail Loop is a 3-mile loop in South Mountain Preserve near Burgundy Hill, AZ. It climbs 595 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marcos de Niza Trail & Pima Wash Trail Loop
3 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,364–1,801 ft
Loop · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.36309, -111.98469
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 103°F / low 85° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Marcos de Niza Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto National Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Pima Wash Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right onto Beacon Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto PCL to Beacon, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beverly-Pima Connector Trail & Javelina Canyon Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- National Trail & Pima Wash Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Guadalupe Perimeter Trail & Pima Canyon Loop Loop via Desert Classic Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 442 ft
- Desert Classic Trail & Guadalupe Perimeter Trail Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 470 ft
- Beacon Hill Trail & Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 896 ft
- Black Rock Canyon Trail via Desert Classic Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 278 ft
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