Javelina Canyon Trail & Ridgeline Trail Loop
3.7 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Javelina Canyon Trail & Ridgeline Trail Loop is a 3.7-mile loop in South Mountain Preserve near Cimarron, AZ. It climbs 677 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Javelina Canyon Trail & Ridgeline Trail Loop
3.7 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,232–1,733 ft
Loop · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.37457, -111.99229
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 103°F / low 84° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & 42nd Pl stop 376 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Ridgeline Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 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 4 mi · ▲ 666 ft
- Javelina Canyon Trail–Thondum Wihom Trail, 3 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 2,573 ft
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