Usery Mountain–Bull Run, 7 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. The route reaches Usery Mountain at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,507 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,854 – 2,963 ft · steepest grade: 29%9.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Talon Trail 33.49503, -111.61692
Nearest town Desert Vista Estates III, AZ
Directions
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Usery Mountain–Bull Run, 7 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,507 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,853–2,962 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Talon Trail · 33.49503, -111.61692
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 99°F / low 80° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Bull Run, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Rattler, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Madness, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pure O, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto NRA All Mountain Party D, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pure O, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto NRA All Mountain Party E, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Iron Goat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Iron Spine, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Iron Goat Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Goat Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Usery Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Iron Goat Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Iron Spine, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Iron Goat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto NRA All Mountain Party E, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Pure O, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto NRA All Mountain Party D, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pure O, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Maricopa Madness, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto MT-3554, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Bull Run, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 99°F80°
Feels like85°Precip3%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sun
100°80°
Mon
100°85°
Tue
101°85°
Wed
99°83°
28%
Thu
101°81°
21%
Fri
94°78°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 4:16 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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