Javelina Trail & Taliesin Trail Loop
4.7 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Javelina Trail & Taliesin Trail Loop is a 4.7-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It climbs 438 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Javelina Trail & Taliesin Trail Loop
4.7 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,541–1,999 ft
Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.62292, -111.86137
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Quartz Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Taliesin Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Javelina Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Taliesin Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Javelina Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miThe loop closes 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Quartz Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Paradise Trail via Quartz Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Quartz Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Taliesin Overlook–Lost Dog Wash Trail, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 557 ft
- 104th Street Spur–Levee trail, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Quartz Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft
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