The Course
Course Summary
The Javelina Jundred is comprised of six loops on the Pemberton Trail and a seventh “partial” loop using the Pemberton and Tonto Tank Trails. The race begins in the clockwise direction (Javelina Jeadquarters to Coyote Camp to Jackass Junction) and alternates each loop. The seventh and final loop begins in the clockwise direction and upon reaching Coyote Camp, returns to the finish line on the Tonto Tank Trail. The course has been unchanged since race inception in 2003.

Course Records
Men - 14:20:54 Dave James (2009)
Women - 17:38:51 Stephanie Ehret (2003)

Trail Distances (According to McDowell Mountain Park):
Pemberton Trail = 15.4 miles
Final Loop = 9.0 miles
Total Mileage = 101.4 miles

Course Map -





Elevation Profile
The chart below shows the elevation gain and loss for the Javelina Jundred.
Lowest point: 1800 ft
Highest point: 2480 ft




Course Description (Clockwise direction)
The race begins at the Pemberton Trailhead and heads south across the dirt parking lot, quickly narrowing onto a mix of sand and gravel covered, rolling single track. The trail crosses McDowell Mountain Park Drive a few hundred meters later and continues with more undulating hills. In the next mile, the trail crosses several very sandy areas including Pemberton Wash.

Continuing past the Tonto Tank Trail junction and the sandy area, the trail makes a sharp turn to the left at the base of long hill. A short while later, the trail curves to the right and begins to ascend the hill. The next couple of miles are a steady climb up very rocky trail. There are large rocks embedded in the trail and smaller rocks loosely covering the trail. The rocks soon subside and the trail evens out as it turns north approaching the McDowell Mountains. The hills and valleys become more significant at this point. After dipping in and out of several dry washes, you will reach the second junction with the Tonto Tank Trail (where you will turn on the final seventh loop) and the first aid station, Coyote Camp.

After the first aid station, the trail dips in and out of even larger sandy washes and desert drainages as the trail continues to head north. There will be many times where you lose and gain anywhere from 20 to 50 feet of elevation. The trail here is a bit narrow and there are some round logs placed in the trail to prevent erosion which you must run over, but it is mostly clear of the rocks present in the first section.

You will wind through the desert and around some neat boulder formations before the trail flattens out and follows a barbed wire fence line. There are some minor rolling hills through here before making a sharp right turn and entering another sandy wash. The trail becomes significantly more gradual from this point on. This sandy area stretches to the next aid station where the trail joins an old jeep road which is wide enough for vehicles to reach the aid station at Jackass Junction.

This road descends past the aid station to a junction shortly after Cedar Tank where the trail leaves the jeep road and again becomes narrow, dipping in and out of a series of sandy washes that are only a couple of feet high. The trail soon crosses a paved park road and continues in much the same fashion back to the Pemberton Trailhead.
The final loop follows the Pemberton Trail rom Javelina Jeadquarters to Coyote Camp. Just before the aid station, the Tonto Tank Trail departs to the right. Take this very nice, rock free trail downhill until it rejoins with the Pemberton Trail. Turn left and run back to the finish line and you are done!

Course Signs
All trails and trail junctions within McDowell Mountain Park are signed:



Course Photos
The following two photo sets were taken on the Javelina course and provide a general idea of the terrain mentioned in the above course description. Thanks to Lynn Newton and Sue Norwood.
Lynn David Newton
Sue Norwood