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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto MT-3554, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rattler, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattler, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Talon Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto Bull Run, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Rattler, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Madness, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lone Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto MT-3554, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Phon D Sutton, heading N.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Phon D Sutton Trailhead
- Phon D Sutton 4 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Phon D Sutton 6 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- MT-3554 & Phon D Sutton Loop 8.7 mi · ▲ 680 ft
- MT-3554 10 mi · ▲ 847 ft
- Lone Mountain & Lone Mountain Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft
- MT-3554 10.8 mi · ▲ 850 ft
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