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Skyline Regional Park Sunset Point–Chuckwalla Trail, 5 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Valencia, AZ. The route reaches Skyline Regional Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 483 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,470 – 1,791 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.48144, -112.56027
Nearest town Valencia, AZ

Directions

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Skyline Regional Park Sunset Point–Chuckwalla Trail, 5 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,470–1,791 ft

Out & Back · Skyline Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.48144, -112.56027

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 80° · precip 2% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mountain Wash trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Turnbuckle trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Granite Falls Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Granite Falls Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chuckwalla Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miReach Skyline Regional Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.5 miTurn right onto Granite Falls Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Turnbuckle trail, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Granite Falls Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mountain Wash trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 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

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 99°F80°
Feels like95°Precip2%Wind16 mphUV8Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Sat 99°80°
Sun 101°84°
Mon 102°84°
Tue 104°84°
Wed 101°83° 19%
Thu 98°84° 23%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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