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Old Man Trail–Thash Kavid South Trail, 3 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Citrus Hills, AZ. It climbs 2,370 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,299 – 2,543 ft · steepest grade: 26%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.36270, -112.04278
Nearest town Citrus Hills, AZ

Directions

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Old Man Trail–Thash Kavid South Trail, 3 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 2,370 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,300–2,542 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.36270, -112.04278

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 83° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Thondum Wihom Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftTurn left onto National Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Man Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.4 miBear right onto Lower Corona de Loma Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto DC to Corona Connector, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Desert Classic Trail, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Desert Classic, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right onto Thash Kavid South Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miReach Thondum Wihom Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left onto Desert Classic, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading N.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto DC to Corona Connector, heading N.
  16. 400 ftTurn right onto Lower Corona de Loma Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Old Man Trail, heading NW.
  18. 1.4 miTurn left onto National Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Thondum Wihom Trail, heading W.
  22. 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 101°F83°
Feels like91°Precip10%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 103°84°
Sun 104°85°
Mon 104°90°
Tue 106°89°
Wed 104°89° 22%
Thu 105°88° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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