Thondum Wihom Trail via National Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Citrus Hills, AZ. It climbs 1,273 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Thondum Wihom Trail via National Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,266–2,374 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Thondum Wihom Trail · 33.36455, -112.03793
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 83° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Thondum Wihom Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto National Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Thondum Wihom Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Thondum Wihom Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 0 min before dark.
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