Javelina Canyon Trail–Mormon Trail, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,823 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Javelina Canyon Trail–Mormon Trail, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near The Pointe at South Mountain, AZ. It climbs 1,823 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Javelina Canyon Trail–Mormon Trail, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,823 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,269–1,996 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Pima Canyon Loop Trail · 33.37175, -111.98337
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 103°F / low 85° · precip 6% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & 46th St stop 695 m from the trailhead
- Start on Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto PCL to Ridgeline, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Mormon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Ridgeline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Ridgeline Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto PCL to Ridgeline, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftArrive 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 3.8 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & 46th St stop 695 m from the trailhead
More from Pima Canyon Loop Trail Trailhead
- Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 644 ft
- Marcos de Niza Trail–Pima Canyon Loop Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,264 ft
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