Mesquite Tree–Javelina Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Mesquite Tree–Javelina Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. The route reaches Mesquite Tree. It climbs 340 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mesquite Tree–Javelina Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,568–1,834 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.63188, -111.84880
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Quartz Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Javelina Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftPass Mesquite Tree.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Mesquite Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Quartz Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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