Bull Run–Maricopa Trail, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It climbs 339 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,047 – 2,375 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.50356, -111.61816
Nearest town Desert Vista Estates III, AZ · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Bull Run–Maricopa Trail, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,047–2,376 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.50356, -111.61816
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rattler, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear 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.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Talon Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto Bull Run, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Rattler, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 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
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 97°F79°
Feels like88°Precip8%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat
98°80°
Sun
100°80°
Mon
99°85°
Tue
101°86°
Wed
101°83°
28%
Thu
97°78°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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