Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near The Pointe at South Mountain, AZ. It climbs 644 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ridgeline Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,285–1,733 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Pima Canyon Loop Trail · 33.37175, -111.98337
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 103°F / low 85° · precip 6% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & 46th St stop 695 m from the trailhead
- Start on Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto PCL to Ridgeline, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 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 SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Beverly-Pima Connector Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pima Canyon Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 500 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & 46th St stop 695 m from the trailhead
More from Pima Canyon Loop Trail Trailhead
- Marcos de Niza Trail–Pima Canyon Loop Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,264 ft
- Javelina Canyon Trail–Mormon Trail, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,823 ft
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