January
21
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Hike: Upper Javelina for Saturday, January 21, 2023
- Upper Javelina
- Meet: Meet at the Health and Fitness Facility at 8:30am to carpool to the trailhead.
- Description: The Upper Javelina Trail is a trail on the eastern end of the Tortolita Mountains that utilizes the Wild Burro trailhead located at the Ritz-Carlton 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.
- Length: 4 miles (loop)
- Elevation change: 850 feet
- Duration (including travel): 3.5-4 hours
- Please RSVP on ForeTees