Taliesin Trail via Javelina Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Taliesin Trail via Javelina Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near McDowell Mountain Ranch, AZ. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Taliesin Trail via Javelina Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,539–1,705 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.62550, -111.84685
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Javelina Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Taliesin Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Taliesin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Javelina Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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