Telegraph Pass Trail - South Mountain Photoset • mt98dew • 2026-02-06 • HikeArizona.COM

Telegraph Pass Trail - South Mountain, AZ

	2026-02-06
	7 by mt98dew

Telegraph Pass Trail - South Mountain

Phoenix, AZ

Telegraph Pass Trail - South Mountain

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	5.39 Miles	1,251 AEG

Hiking	5.39 Miles	2 Hrs 1 Min	2.67 mph
	1,251 ft AEG

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Early morning hike at SoMo. Started from Kiwanis a little after 6:30. Up Kiwanis with a side trip to the stone tower and then on down Telegraph. Didn’t see any hikers until Telegraph. Went to the end of trail, said hi to the missionaries and headed back over the saddle. Kiwanis is not one of my favorite trails. A lot of stair like steps, but decent amount of shade for those summer days. Not an issue today. The Telegraph has more of an incline, but I can choose my stride so I’m ok with that. Usually a pretty busy trail, but only encountered 15 hikers (not including repeats).

Another beautiful morning for a hike. No wildlife on the trail, but I did see a coyote and a field mouse (crossing the road) on the drive to the TH. Encountered 18 hikers all told and surprisingly, just as I was finishing up, two horse riders were heading up.

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