Victory Steps at Verrado–Cholla, 4 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Victory Steps at Verrado–Cholla, 4 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Skyline Regional Park near Valencia, AZ. The route reaches Victory Steps at Verrado at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,100 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,339 – 1,618 ft10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.47542, -112.55648
Nearest town Valencia, AZ
Directions
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Victory Steps at Verrado–Cholla, 4 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,338–1,617 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Parking Lot Connector, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Tortuga, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Justin's Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Cholla, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Mountain View Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Victory Steps at Verrado, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Victory Steps at Verrado, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Mountain View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Cholla, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Justin's Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Tortuga, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Connector, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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