Javelina Canyon Trail
4 mi · ▲ 666 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Javelina Canyon Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Cimarron, AZ. It climbs 666 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Javelina Canyon Trail
4 mi · ▲ 666 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,259–1,878 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.37457, -111.99229
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 103°F / low 84° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & 42nd Pl stop 376 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & 42nd Pl stop 376 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- National Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Javelina Canyon Trail 2 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Javelina Canyon Trail & Ridgeline Trail Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 677 ft
- Javelina Canyon Trail–Thondum Wihom Trail, 3 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 2,573 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Cimarron, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Cimarron, Arizona