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Skyline Regional Park

Valley Vista–Cholla, 8 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,938 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Valley Vista–Cholla, 8 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Citrus Park, AZ. The route reaches Valley Vista at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,938 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,339 – 2,333 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.50969, -112.51458
Nearest town Citrus Park, AZ
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Valley Vista–Cholla, 8 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,938 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,338–2,332 ft

Out & Back · Skyline Regional Park

Trailhead: 33.50969, -112.51458

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mountain View Trail, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cholla, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Justin's Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Petroglyph, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left onto Widowmaker, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Petro Ridge, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Widowmaker, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Justin's Trail, heading S.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Skyline D-Track, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lost Creek, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Mountain Wash trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right onto Turnbuckle trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Valley Vista trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miReach Valley Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Turnbuckle trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miSharp left onto Mountain Wash trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Creek, heading SE.
  24. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Skyline D-Track, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto Justin's Trail, heading E.
  26. 150 ftBear left onto Widowmaker, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right onto Petro Ridge, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Widowmaker, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miSharp right onto Petroglyph, heading N.
  30. 0.7 miTurn left onto Justin's Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cholla, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.9 miTurn left onto Mountain View Trail, heading E.
  36. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/valley-vista-cholla-out-back-8-sights-17-km

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~156 min). Leave by 3:58 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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