Max Delta Trail & Ranger Trail Loop
3 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Max Delta Trail & Ranger Trail Loop is a 3-mile loop in South Mountain Preserve near La Montana del Sur, AZ. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,408 – 1,703 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.34773, -112.08434
Nearest town La Montana del Sur, AZ
Directions
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Max Delta Trail & Ranger Trail Loop
3 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,408–1,703 ft
Loop · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.34773, -112.08434
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 83° · precip 11% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Max Delta Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Crosscut Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Max Delta Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crosscut Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Bajada Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Max Delta Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Ranger Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Las Lomitas Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Phoenix South Mountain Park, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
59% dirt5% sand2% paved34% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 102°F83°
Feels like95°Precip11%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
100°82°
Sun
102°81°
Mon
103°86°
Tue
105°89°
Wed
104°88°
22%
Thu
101°84°
28%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Las Lomitas Trail & Ranger Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Crosscut Viewpoint–Hau'pal Loop Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft
- Prospector Loop & Ranger Trail via National Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 2,208 ft
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