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South Mountain Preserve

Javelina Canyon Viewpoint–Black Rock Canyon Trail, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,176 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Javelina Canyon Viewpoint–Black Rock Canyon Trail, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Parkside, AZ. The route reaches Javelina Canyon Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,176 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,348 – 2,234 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.35059, -111.99690
Nearest town Parkside, AZ
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Javelina Canyon Viewpoint–Black Rock Canyon Trail, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,176 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,348–2,236 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.35059, -111.99690

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Young Man Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1 miBear left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto National Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mormon Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftReach Javelina Canyon Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Mormon Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto National Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  16. 1 miBear left onto Young Man Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Desert Classic Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/javelina-canyon-viewpoint-black-rock-canyon-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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