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Helipad Trail - South Mountain, AZ

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Difficulty 1 of 5
Route Finding 1 of 5
Distance One Way 1.14 miles
Trailhead Elevation 1,467 feet
Elevation Gain 281 feet
Accumulated Gain 354 feet
Avg Time One Way 0.5 hours
Kokopelli Seeds 2.32
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5  2025-02-05
Helipad Loop
DesertNymph
4  2022-12-23 LindaAnn
8  2021-12-18 LindaAnn
11  2021-08-10
Telegraph - Corona loop
LindaAnn
6  2021-02-12 LindaAnn
8  2020-12-06 cw50must
10  2020-01-18
Ray Road Access Trail - South Mountain
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author avatar Guides 110
Routes 2,246
Photos 8,982
Trips 2,600 map ( 15,998 miles )
Age 45 Female Gender
Location Ahwatukee, AZ
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Preferred Jan, Dec, Feb, Mar
Seasons   Early Autumn to Late Spring
Sun  6:05am - 6:47pm
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Enjoy the views
by LindaAnn

 
Helipad Trail is a short side trip off Desert Classic to an old helipad overlooking the Ahwatukee Foothills. The trail seems to receive a lot of mountain bike use but is also a pleasant stroll on foot.


The trail starts on Desert Classic at trail post DC6.42 (formerly post 54) and heads south. You will drop down into a large wash, cross it, then head uphill toward a saddle. At the saddle, the trail forks (I believe the trail branching to the left will take you down to Ray Rd near 30th St), and you will take a right (west) and continue uphill, working your way up to the ridgeline. At the west end of the ridge sits the old helipad.
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Enjoy the views, then either return the way you came or come down Goat Trail, which heads north to Desert Classic just a few hundred feet from the end of the Helipad trail. Goat Trail is about 0.35 miles in length and connects back to Desert Classic at trail post DC7.22

2016-11-30 LindaAnn
  • 2022 South Mountain Park
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    2022 South Mountain Park


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To Telegraph Pass Trailhead
From I-10 take Chandler Boulevard 4.8mi west to Desert Foothills Parkway. Turn right and follow 1.3mi. The parkway curves west. It's easy to find.

Quicker: Alternate route: From I-10 and the Loop 202 take Pecos Road west, which is a westward extension of the 202. Go 5 miles to Desert Foothills Parkway. Take a right going north on DFP for 2.5 miles to the trailhead on the right side of the road.

From PHX (I-10 & AZ-51) 19.4 mi - about 30 mins
From TUC (Jct 1-10 & Grant) 102 mi - about 1 hour 36 mins
From FLG (Jct I-17 & I-40) 163 mi - about 2 hours 37 mins
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