Pyrite Summit–Chuckwalla Trail, 6 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Valencia, AZ. The route reaches Pyrite Summit at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,035 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,470 – 2,277 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.48144, -112.56027
Nearest town Valencia, AZ
Directions
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Pyrite Summit–Chuckwalla Trail, 6 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,470–2,277 ft
Out & Back · Skyline Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.48144, -112.56027
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mountain Wash trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Turnbuckle trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Granite Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Granite Falls Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chuckwalla Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pyrite Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Pyrite Summit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Chuckwalla Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Granite Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Turnbuckle trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Granite Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mountain Wash trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
24% dirt76% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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