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Bull Run–Lone Mountain Trail Loop, 8 sights is a 14-mile loop in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Fort McDowell, AZ. It climbs 1,252 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,421 – 2,375 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Phon D Sutton 33.55079, -111.58152
Nearest town Fort McDowell, AZ · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)

Directions

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Bull Run–Lone Mountain Trail Loop, 8 sights

14 mi · ▲ 1,252 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,420–2,376 ft

Loop · Usery Mountain Regional Park

Trailhead: Phon D Sutton · 33.55079, -111.58152

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 100°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 3.9 miContinue straight onto MT-3554, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Rattler, heading E.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattler, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miBear right onto Talon Trail, heading S.
  14. 1 miBear left onto Bull Run, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miBear left onto Rattler, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Madness, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Lone Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto MT-3554, heading E.
  22. 2.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.8 miBear left onto Phon D Sutton, heading N.
  24. 1.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

23% dirt17% sand60% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 100°F82°
Feels like93°Precip6%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 102°81°
Sun 104°81°
Mon 102°87°
Tue 104°88°
Wed 104°87° 32%
Thu 100°79° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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