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Skyline Regional Park

Chuckwalla Trail–Lost Creek, 4 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,257 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Chuckwalla Trail–Lost Creek, 4 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Perryville, AZ. It climbs 2,257 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,217 – 2,123 ft · steepest grade: 32%11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.46441, -112.53939
Nearest town Perryville, AZ
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Chuckwalla Trail–Lost Creek, 4 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,257 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,216–2,122 ft

Out & Back · Skyline Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.46441, -112.53939

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 2% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.1 miBear left onto Lost Creek, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Mountain Wash trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Turnbuckle trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Valley Vista trail, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Granite Falls Trail, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chuckwalla Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miReach Quartz Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1 miTurn right onto Granite Falls Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Valley Vista trail, heading E.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miSharp left onto Mountain Wash trail, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Creek, heading SE.
  23. 0.6 miBear right onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading SE.
  24. 1.1 miTurn left onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  29. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chuckwalla-trail-out-back

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 101°F82°
Feels like97°Precip2%Wind15 mphUV8Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Sat 100°80°
Sun 102°82°
Mon 103°83°
Tue 105°84°
Wed 102°84° 20%
Thu 100°85° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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