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Skyline Regional Park

Javelina Summit–Javelina Summit Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Javelina Summit–Javelina Summit Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Valencia, AZ. The route reaches Javelina Summit at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,177 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,342 – 2,192 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.47542, -112.55648
Nearest town Valencia, AZ
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Javelina Summit–Javelina Summit Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,341–2,193 ft

Out & Back · Skyline Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.47542, -112.55648

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Parking Lot Connector, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.4 miReach Javelina Summit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Connector, heading W.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 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-summit-javelina-summit-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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