Skyline Regional Park

Skyline Regional Park Sunset Point–Chuckwalla Trail, 6 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 2,189 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Skyline Regional Park Sunset Point–Chuckwalla Trail, 6 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Valencia, AZ. The route reaches Skyline Regional Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 2,189 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,342 – 2,123 ft · steepest grade: 32%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.47542, -112.55648
Nearest town Valencia, AZ

Directions

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Skyline Regional Park Sunset Point–Chuckwalla Trail, 6 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 2,189 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,341–2,122 ft

Out & Back · Skyline Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.47542, -112.55648

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Parking Lot Connector, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading E.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Skyline Crest Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miBear left onto Lost Creek, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Mountain Wash trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Turnbuckle trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Valley Vista trail, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Granite Falls Trail, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chuckwalla Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miReach Skyline Regional Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.5 miTurn right onto Granite Falls Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto Valley Vista trail, heading E.
  18. 400 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miSharp left onto Mountain Wash trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Creek, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miBear right onto Skyline Crest Trail, heading NW.
  23. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading S.
  24. 1 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Connector, heading W.
  25. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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