Mormon Trail–Old Man Trail, 4 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,448 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Mormon Trail–Old Man Trail, 4 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Wonder Rift, AZ. The route reaches Fat Man's Pass. It climbs 2,448 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mormon Trail–Old Man Trail, 4 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,448 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,269–2,542 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Thash Kavid Trail · 33.32870, -112.01203
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 84° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Thash Kavid Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Thash Kavid North Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Desert Classic Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto DC to Corona Connector, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Lower Corona de Loma Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old Man Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto National Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miPass Fat Man's Pass.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mormon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Thash Kavid North Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right onto National Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Old Man Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Lower Corona de Loma Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto DC to Corona Connector, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Desert Classic Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Thash Kavid North Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Thash Kavid Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~169 min). Leave by 3:42 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Thash Kavid Trail Trailhead
- Lower Corona de Loma Trail–Thash Kavid North Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Corona to DC Connector–Thash Kavid North Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Old Man Trail & Thash Kavid North Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,258 ft
- Degoba Loop–Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 581 ft
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