Skyline Regional Park

Quartz Mine Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Quartz Mine Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Valencia, AZ. It climbs 368 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,243 – 1,618 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.46470, -112.55302
Nearest town Valencia, AZ

Directions

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Quartz Mine Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 1,243–1,617 ft

Out & Back · Skyline Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.46470, -112.55302

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:09 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading SW.
  11. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 400 ftContinue straight onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 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

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:09 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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