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Getting
there
Main entrance
The main entrance is at the southern end of Central Avenue at 10919
South Central in Phoenix. Gates are open from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily.
No admission.
Map
to main entrance
East entrance
The east entrance is at Pima Canyon off 48th Street, near the crossroads
with Guadalupe.
Map
to east entrance
Other trailheads
- Desert Foothills
Parkway, Ahwatukee
- South end of
24th Street, Phoenix
- South end of
46th Street, Phoenix
Main trails:
- National Trail:
14.3 miles
- Desert Classic
Trail: 9.3 miles
- Many short connecting
trails form loops
See the City of
Phoenix Website for a map of trails and parking areas.
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Here's a website for
exploring the many possibilities:
City of Phoenix
Web site www.ci.phoenix.az.us/PARKS/hikesoth.html
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Download
video of the outdoor life at South Mountain, past and present.
(Quicktime
Medium - 15 Meg)
(Quicktime
Small - 5 Meg) |
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Brittlebush
flowers bloom on the side of a trail on South Mountain. Photo
by S.B. Nace |
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A
barrel cactus flourishes among some cholla off the National
Trail on South Mountain. Photo by S.B. Nace.
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