April
11
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Hike Upper Javalina for Saturday, April 11, 2026
- Meet: Meet at the Health and Fitness Facility at 8:30am to carpool to the trailhead.
- Description
- Length
- Elevation change
- Duration (including travel)
- The Upper Javalina Trail is a trail on the eastern end of the Tortolita Mountains that utilizes the Wild Burro Trailhead located at the Ritz-Carleton at Dove Mountain. The hike starts up a sandy wash then turns north-west behind the Ritz into the Tortolita Mountains before exiting onto a road just west of the Ritz, and finishes with a walk up the road. The section of the hike in the mountains does have a number of elevation changes as the trail crosses a few small gorges.
- Distance of Hike: 4 miles (loop)
- Elevation Change: 850 feet
- Time Requirement (including the drive to and from the trailhead): approximately 3.5 to 4 hours
- Please RSVP on the Fitness portion ForeTees up to 7 days in advance