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Skyline Regional Park

Javelina Summit Trail–Lost Creek, 6 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 977 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Javelina Summit Trail–Lost Creek, 6 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Valencia, AZ. It climbs 977 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,342 – 2,116 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.47542, -112.55648
Nearest town Valencia, AZ
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Javelina Summit Trail–Lost Creek, 6 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 977 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,341–2,116 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. 0.5 miTurn left onto Tortuga, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto SOB, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lost Creek, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Skyline Crest Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading S.
  10. 1 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Connector, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 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-trail-lost-creek-out-back-6-sights-9-km-e9cf

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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