Javelina Trail–Quartz Trail, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Javelina Trail–Quartz Trail, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It climbs 469 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Javelina Trail–Quartz Trail, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,511–1,999 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.62573, -111.83400
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 81° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Quartz Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miReach Javelina Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Javelina Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Taliesin Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Javelina Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Taliesin Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Quartz Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive 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 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Quartz Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Lost Dog Wash Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Quartz Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- Quartz Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Quartz Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Quartz Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 319 ft
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