Pima Canyon Loop Trail & Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near The Pointe at South Mountain, AZ. It climbs 767 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,296 – 1,732 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.36983, -111.97572
Nearest town The Pointe at South Mountain, AZ
Directions
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Pima Canyon Loop Trail & Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,295–1,733 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.36983, -111.97572
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 103°F / low 85° · precip 6% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pima Canyon Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ridgeline Connector, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Javelina to Ridgeline, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto PCL to Ridgeline, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 103°F85°
Feels like92°Precip6%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°85°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
103°83°
Sun
104°82°
Mon
103°86°
Tue
105°89°
Wed
105°88°
23%
Thu
101°85°
20%
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- Pima Canyon Loop Trail & Ridgeline Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 431 ft
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- Beacon Hill Trail–Black Rock Canyon Trail, 6 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,645 ft
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