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Javelina Summit & Javelina Summit Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Perryville, AZ. The route reaches Javelina Summit at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 836 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,444 – 2,192 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.49370, -112.53208
Nearest town Perryville, AZ

Directions

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Javelina Summit & Javelina Summit Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 836 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,443–2,193 ft

Out & Back · Skyline Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.49370, -112.53208

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 2% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Skyline D-Track, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tortuga, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1 miReach Javelina Summit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn right onto Tortuga, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Skyline D-Track, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 100°F80°
Feels like96°Precip2%Wind15 mphUV8Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Sat 99°79°
Sun 101°82°
Mon 102°82°
Tue 104°83°
Wed 101°83° 20%
Thu 99°84° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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