Javelina Trail & Taliesin Trail Loop
5.4 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Javelina Trail & Taliesin Trail Loop is a 5.4-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It climbs 528 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Javelina Trail & Taliesin Trail Loop
5.4 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,548–1,999 ft
Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.61985, -111.85642
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Javelina Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Javelina Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Taliesin Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Quartz Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Javelina Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 3 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Quartz Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Javelina Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Taliesin Trail Loop via Quartz Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 438 ft
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